ExxonMobil Canada Ltd. is proposing to conduct an exploration drilling project within its offshore exploration licence located about 500 kilometres northeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador in the Atlantic Ocean. As proposed, the 2024 – 2034 Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Exploration Drilling Project would allow the proponent to determine the presence, nature, and quantity of potential hydrocarbon resources within the exploration license 1169. The exploration will take place over a nine-year period.

Further information regarding the project can be found here: 2024 – 2034 Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Exploration Drilling Project – Excluded Physical Activities (iaac-aeic.gc.ca)