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Canada Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board

License to drill:  BP allowed to explore for oil and gas in Atlantic Canada’s largest marine refuge

License to drill: BP allowed to explore for oil and gas in Atlantic Canada’s largest marine refuge

December 1, 2020 1 Comment

The Canada – Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board has granted BP Canada an exploratory license to drill for oil in Atlantic Canada’s largest protected marine area. We speak with Jordy Thomson of the EAC to understand what the hell is going on here.

News brief: Recent amendment to Bill C-69 further increases Big Oil influence over offshore environmental reviews

News brief: Recent amendment to Bill C-69 further increases Big Oil influence over offshore environmental reviews

June 14, 2019

A recent change to Bill C-69 increases concerns among Nova Scotia environmentalists about undue influence by the oil and gas industry on environmental approvals of offshore oil and gas projects in the Atlantic.

News release: Oil and gas leases in marine refuge threaten conservation benefits

News release: Oil and gas leases in marine refuge threaten conservation benefits

April 7, 2018

The Canada Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) has released information on oil and gas bids detailing lease areas available for 2018 – and these areas directly overlap a large fisheries closure announced in December by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

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