Nations develop oil spill matrix
The key achievement of a regional forum on oil disaster preparedness may have been the bringing together of five nations in a productive first meeting. His Excellency Joshua Sears, director-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Guardian Business the forum was “very complete”, addressing all of the key aspects of spill prevention and discussing information sharing, best practices and setting up a network to prepare for potential spill with five different nations sharing oil exploration risks and opportunities, bringing them particularly with strained U.S. and Cuba relations, may have been the greatest achievement.