Subject Category: Other
End Date: Nov 2005
Institution / Organization: Stantec (formerly Jacques Whitford)
Since offshore oil and gas exploration began in Atlantic Canada in the 1960s, hundreds of thousands of kilometres of seismic lines have been shot and more than 300 exploration and production wells have been drilled. During the last decade the level of activity has increased sharply, which has been accompanied by an upsurge in the issuance of exploration licences.
This increased exploration has resulted in higher levels of concern among a number of those involved in marine activities such as fishing, aquaculture, tourism and marine transportation. These stakeholders expressed a belief that the current regulatory process is inadequate and that they are engaged too late to provide effective and timely input.
This $40,000 project examines the current processes for issuing petroleum exploration rights in Atlantic Canada and explores all aspects of the region's rights issuance process, including public involvement. The main components of the project are:
Feb 15, 2018 - Ocean Supercluster Selected by ISED
Oct 10, 2017 - Ocean Supercluster Initiative
Apr 12, 2017 - 2017 International Workshop on Environmental Genomics June 8-9
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