ExxonMobil’s sixth proposed project, Whiptail, could potentially emit greenhouse gases and possibly impact offshore marine species according to its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
The 3,636-page document was submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for review and public comment. In accordance with Section 11(10) of the Environmental Protection Act, Cap, 20:05 (as amended in 2005), members of the public have sixty days from the date of publication of the notice (August 20,2023), to review the EIA/EIS and make written submissions to the Environmental Protection Agency”.
The EIA outlined the possibilities of 1) greenhouse gas emissions during production operations); 2) critically endangering offshore marine fish species during drilling and installation as a result of impulsive and non-impulsive noise as well as changes in water quality; and 3) negatively affecting marine turtles during the drilling programme as a result of potential exposure when in proximity to impulsive sound sources during the performance of Vertical Seismic Profiling.
