
ExxonMobil's Canada Offshore Project Produces First Oil
million barrels of oil. It is operated by Exxon's ExxonMobil Canada Properties, which holds a 35.5 percent stake. Other joint venture partners are Chevron Canada Ltd, Suncor Energy, Statoil ASA and Nalcor Energy, the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial energy corporation. (Reporting by Nia Williams; Editing by Susan Thomas
North Sea Tiffany Platform to Restart Mid-August
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd said on Thursday its Tiffany production platform in the North Sea was expected to restart in mid-August after a shutdown. On a second-quarter earnings call, CNRL Chief Executive Officer Steve Laut said international production had decreased to 25,800 barrels per day in the quarter. That was mainly due to the production shutdown at Tiffany, which accounted for 4,500 bpd. (Reporting by Nia Williams; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
Study: An Arctic Oil Well Blowout Could Spread More Than 1,000km
especially in deep waters," said David Miller, president and chief execuive of WWF-Canada. "This work will help ensure that we all can see how even minor spills can have major impacts, and that these potential consequences are fully considered in planning decisions." (Reporting by Nia Williams; Editing by Peter Galloway