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The race for oil: will Jamaica be the next country to drill and what does that mean for its green pledges?
Seabed tests off Jamaica's southern coast have detected hydrocarbons, bringing the country closer to potential oil drilling that could cut its $1.5-2 billion annual fuel import costs but conflicts with its international climate commitments, risks harm to protected coastal ecosystems and its $4.3 billion tourism industry, and has sparked widespread public and policy debate.
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13 tagsoil explorationfossil fuel drillingJamaica energy policyclimate pledgesgreen energy transitionCaribbean oil reservesenergy securitytourism economycoastal ecosystem protectionoil spill riskclimate loss and damagerenewable energy targetsfossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
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The race for oil: will Jamaica be the next country to drill and what does that mean for its green pledges?
May 28, 2026, 8:00 PM
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