Chief executive officer at United Oil and Gas Brian Larkin (left) and Energy Minister Daryl Vaz (centre) speak with Captain Pipin Rokhmat on Monday during their tour of the RV Gyre, the vessel that will be used to do offshore explorations for Jamaica’s viable petroleum potential. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)

As Jamaica continues its search for oil, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz is emphasising that the offshore work to be carried out by United Oil and Gas does not involve drilling, but is instead aimed at collecting scientific data to determine whether the country has viable petroleum potential.