Natural Resources committee  About 212 exploration wells have been drilled off Nova Scotia and approximately about the same off Newfoundland. More wells have been drilled off Newfoundland because they have more production wells at this particular time. It's a drop in the bucket considering the size of the l

Natural Resources committee  Not quite because we're the supply chain in.... But basically the refinery, as I understand it—and maybe Mr. Teed or the mayor can talk about this more with the Irving oil refinery—will be able to add some additives in order to process that. But again, as has been mentioned, the

Natural Resources committee  It's my understanding that is being built into the plan by Irving Oil.

Natural Resources committee  I think it was answered by the mayor. We have a lot of people here who are looking for work. It would be much better if they worked at home. On the other hand, there is a history in Atlantic Canada, particularly generations ago and centuries ago, of going off to the fishery and b

Natural Resources committee  The benefit is obviously for onshore, and hopefully continued offshore, because we have Newfoundland Statoil, which announced one of the largest offshore finds in 2013 off Newfoundland. We also have $2 billion going to be spent in exploration off Nova Scotia by BP and Shell, and

Natural Resources committee  I can probably give examples of specific companies. We can take a look at a company like Encanex, which is based out of Nova Scotia. It's a local company developed by a guy actually from Newfoundland. They're in the process of moving operations or having an office in Alberta, and

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the invitation to appear today and thank you for accommodating my schedule to allow my presentation via video conference from here in Fredericton. By way of introduction, the Maritimes Energy Association is an independent, not-for-profit, industry group that repres

Natural Resources committee  I should point out that Cougar Helicopters is one of our member companies, but in fact, whether it's an independent safety division or not, there needs to be clarity as to whether Transport Canada has the regulatory authority to make those orders or whether the C-NLOPB or the CNS

Natural Resources committee  I think I see a shift in safety. It just continues on a year-to-year basis, both onshore and offshore. In the energy industry in general, the oil and gas companies have driven that. One of the things that, as we go around—remembering that our membership is the supply chain—we ha

Natural Resources committee  One of the things that has been mentioned to me, not only by operators but by the larger contractors, is that it's not only the job to make sure that every person who goes to work in the morning comes home safe at the end of the day—that is ultimately important—but the other thin

Natural Resources committee  It's difficult to say. Saying that we're going to go five years is limiting. What happens if a year from now something really big happens, some innovation in the industry that we want adapted immediately? I guess I'd have to take a look at it.

Natural Resources committee  It sounds interesting, and I'm sure it's something that the boards can probably provide to you quite readily.

Natural Resources committee  We did make our position known to the Nova Scotia government. We did not present to the Newfoundland and Labrador government. For the most part, our member companies are in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, although they operate, obviously, in both offshore ju

Natural Resources committee  Regulatory review is definitely advantageous as well as having rules and regulations which are not so descriptive that they limit the regulator from enforcing and adapting to latest practices, latest technologies, and lessons learned. One thing to remember as we look at our off

Natural Resources committee  The conditions that are applied to authorizations offshore are able to reflect best practices and lessons learned, and it has been an effective way that the regulators have been using in order to move forward with what has been learned in the industry over the past 20 years.