Offshore Petroleum Act (No. 30 of 2007). Country/Territory Barbados Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Supplement to the Official Gazette of Barbados, No. 105 of 20 December 2007, pp. 1-52. Long titleAn Act to vest in the Crown the property in petroleum in the territorial waters, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of Barbados, and to make provision for the search for and the recovery of the petroleum and for related matters. Subject Mineral resources Keyword Mining Oil Exploration EIA Authorization/permit Geographical area Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States Entry into force notes By Proclamation. Abstract This Act provides rules relative to the various phases of the exploration and exploitation of petroleum resources in territorial waters, continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone of Barbados. The Act also provides for the administration of provisions of the Act. Full text English