OTTAWA - April 22, 2009 - The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is making available $30,000 under its Participant Funding Program (the Program) to assist groups or individuals to participate in the environmental assessment of the proposed Hebron Development Project located offshore of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
To receive funding, successful applicants must participate in the environmental assessment of the project. This funding is intended for activities such as the review of the comprehensive study report that will follow the public consultation currently underway on the scope of the project.
Funding applications received by the Agency by May 22, 2009 will be considered.
The Participant Funding Program Guide and the application form are available on the Agency Web site. Information on the project is also available on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry on the Agency Web site, under reference number 09-03-46144.
ExxonMobil Canada Properties, on behalf of its co-venturers, Chevron Canada, Petro-Canada, StatoilHydro and Nalcor, is proposing to develop the Hebron Project. The Hebron Project would include activities associated with installation, drilling and production, maintenance, and decommissioning of a concrete gravity-based structure at the Hebron Field, northeast of the Grand Banks. The proposed project would also involve construction activities at two locations, the Hebron Field and the Bull Arm marine facilities in Bull Arm, Trinity Bay.
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency administers the federal environmental assessment process, which identifies the environmental effects of proposed projects and measures to address those effects, in support of sustainable development.
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For more information, media may contact:
Lucille Jamault
Senior Communications Advisor
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Tel.: 613-957-0434
