You did things like mapping of the ocean floor and so on. Would all of that be required as part of the environmental impact statement that you are going to have to provide if you ever get to the place where you're going to submit an application to drill?
Evidence of meeting #44 for Fisheries and Oceans in the 40th Parliament, 3rd session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was research.
A recording is available from Parliament.