News Releases 2004

Strategic Environmental Assessment Released

For Immediate Release
January 23, 2004

Halifax, NS and St. John’s, NL – The Canada – Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) and the Canada – Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NOPB) have released the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Laurentian Sub-basin.

The SEA was prepared by Jacques Whitford Environment Limited and drafts were released for public comment in April and September of 2003.

An SEA provides a broad overview of the existing environment and considers the scope and nature of any likely environmental effects of activities and possible mitigative measures. In addition to the SEA for a region, a more detailed and location-specific environmental assessment must be submitted to the relevant Board before any work – be it drilling, seismic testing or other petroleum-related activity – is permitted in the offshore area.

Click here for copy of the Laurentian Sub-basin SEA. (Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher, File is large so have patience)


News Releases 2004

DateUpdate
2004, Dec 26Board Authorizes Terra Nova FPSO to re-start its produced water processing system and begin producing from wet wells
2004, Dec 20Spill Reported from Terra Nova FPSO
2004, Dec 15Board Authorizes Terra Nova FPSO to resume production
2004, Dec 10Comments sought on the Environmental Assessment Scoping document for a proposed exploratory drilling program in the Orphan Basin
2004, Dec 10Orphan Basin Exploration Drilling Program Project Registry – CEAR No. 04-03-7972
2004, Dec 10le bassin Orphan
2004, Dec 1Today, the Board is announcing two decisions related to the Terra Nova FPSO
2004, Dec 1Production Operations Authorization (POA)
2004, Nov 28Update on Recovery Efforts for Terra Nova Incident
2004, Nov 27Suspension Order Lifted on Henry Goodrich
2004, Nov 25Board Now Investigating Additional Spill at Henry Goodrich
2004, Nov 232004 Land Sale Results
2004, Nov 21Board Investigates Spill from Terra Nova FPSO
2004, Oct 22Board Investigates Spill from Drilling Rig
2004, May 20Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board Releases Flemish Pass Basin Hydrocarbon Resource Estimate
2004, May 19C-NOPB Releases Revised Reserve and Discovered Resource Estimates for Terra Nova
2004, May 4Negotiated Licences for Laurentian Sub-basin Announced
2004, Mar 232004 CALL FOR BIDS
2004, Jan 23Strategic Environmental Assessment Released