Canada Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board Archives

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

June 14, 2019 0 Comment

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

April 7, 2018 0 Comment

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.