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Racoon Point was constructed in the 1970s and is one of two oil drilling sites in Big Cypress. Burnett Oil wants to expand drilling in the preserve to two additional locations.
A Texas company conducting controversial oil exploration in the Big Cypress National Preserve wants to expand operations and hopes to start drilling by 2022.
According to applications submitted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection last week, Burnett Oil Co. has asked to construct two new roads and drilling pads about a mile east of Raccoon Point one of two drilling sites constructed in the 1970s and south of Interstate 75. The work would cover more than 30 acres.
Effective Date: May 17, 2021
Job Status: Full-time (40 hours/week), exempt
Location: Within the Colorado Plateau (AZ, UT, CO, NM)
Who We Are: Posted March 04, 2021 - The Land, History, and People of the Bears Ears Region -
The Bears Ears and Cedar Mesa region is one of the most beautiful, complex, diverse, and culturally rich areas on earth. In recent years it has been the focus of intense political drama, from the Obama Administration s declaration. More Posted March 04, 2021