The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) invites the public to comment on the Comprehensive Study Report for the proposed Hebron Development Project located in Newfoundland and Labrador. The project is being assessed as a comprehensive study, under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.
The Comprehensive Study Report includes the conclusions and recommendations regarding the adverse environmental effects that are likely to result from the project, the significance of those effects, and appropriate measures that would mitigate any significant adverse environmental effects.
After this public comment period, the Minister of the Environment will review the Comprehensive Study Report along with public comments received and issue his environmental assessment decision statement.
The Comprehensive Study Report and more information on the project are available on the Agency’s Web site at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca, in the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry under reference number 09-03-46144. The document is also available for viewing at the Agency address listed below and at the following location:
- Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
5th Floor, TD Place
140 Water Street
St. John's, NL A1C 6H6
To access other supporting documents, please visit the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board’s website at www.cnlopb.nl.ca. Interested individuals or groups are invited to send their comments by November 14, 2011, in the official language of their choice to:
Hebron Development Project
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Bill Coulter, Project Manager
1801 Hollis Street, Suite 200
Halifax NS B3J 3N4
Telephone: 902-426-0564
Fax: 902-426-6550
Hebron@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
All comments received will be considered public and will become part of the project file. This is the last of several public comment periods related to the environmental assessment of this project.
The Project
ExxonMobil Canada Properties and its partners are proposing to develop the Hebron oil field, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. The proposed Hebron Project will include the construction of a concrete gravity-based structure (GBS) at Bull Arm, Trinity Bay and the GBS installation, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning at the Hebron Field, northeast Grand Banks.
