RE: Potential off the scale, this is serious business, ministers involved!27 Jan 2026 09:15
KINGSTON, #Jamaica — Off the southern coast of this sun-drenched island nation, in the vast expanse of the Walton-Morant Basin, a small British exploration company is quietly pursuing what could become one of the Caribbean's most consequential energy stories in decades. United Oil & Gas Plc, a modest London-listed firm, holds 100 percent of a 22,400-square-kilometer offshore license where independent assessments point to unrisked mean prospective resources of more than 7 billion barrels of oil equivalent — a figure that, if even partially realized, could reshape Jamaica's economy.
As of late January 2026, the drama is entering a critical new act. The research vessel R/V Gyre, operated by the Texas-based marine geoscience firm TDI-Brooks International, mobilized