C-NLOPB, governments talk prevention in wake of ‘absolute disappointment’ of 2018 | CBC News
Labrador’s offshore industry regulator met Friday with provincial and
federal government officials to discuss how to prevent future spills,
but so far no concrete steps have emerged.
At a press conference
Friday after the meeting, provincial Natural Resources Minister Siobhan
Coady stressed the importance of safety in the offshore industry.
“Safety
and environmental protection are paramount, and we expect our operators
and we expect our offshore to be managed and utilized in a safe way,”
Coady said.
Coady said the meeting discussed the SeaRose
floating production storage and offloading vessel spilling 250,000
litres of oil into the North Atlantic in November, and two separate
Hibernia spills resulting in 12,000 litres and 2,200 litres dumped into
the ocean earlier this summer.
Coady said the spills are still under review, but added there appears to be no common thread connecting each one.