A company has started drilling for oil just 150 miles off Florida’s coast, prompting a dire warning from members of Congress A company has started drilling for oil just 150 miles off Florida’s coast, prompting a dire warning from members of Congress December 22, 2020 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment Drilling began Dec. 20 for an exploratory oil well in the waters of Bahama, just 150 miles from South Florida, prompting a dire warning from several members of Congress.