Decision No. 309-W-2015
APPLICATION by Seadrill Canada Ltd., pursuant to the Coasting Trade Act, S.C., 1992, c. 31, for a licence.
APPLICATION
Seadrill Canada Ltd. applied, through its representative, for a licence to use the “WEST AQUARIUS”, a Panamanian mobile offshore drilling unit, to undertake drilling activities for the exploration and development of petroleum resources off the east coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, exclusively in the continental shelf zone, commencing on December 1, 2015 and ending on November 30, 2016.
ISSUE
Is there a suitable Canadian ship available to perform the activity?
FACTS AND DETERMINATION
A search of the Canadian marine industry was conducted and it was determined that there is no suitable Canadian ship available to perform the activity described in the application.
The Agency is providing this determination to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to consider whether to issue the licence. This Decision is not an authority to operate.
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