Determination No. W-2020-74

Phillips 66 Canada Ltd. applied , through its representative, to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (Minister), for a licence to use the "NS LION", a crude oil tanker registered in Liberia, to load approximately 641,250 barrels of Hibernia crude oil at Newfoundland Transshipment Limited's Whiffen Head Terminal, Newfoundland and Labrador, and to transport them in order to discharge them at Come by Chance, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, for storage. The activity will start on or about April 30, 2020, and will end on or about May 8, 2020.

To support the licensing process, the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) must determine under section 8 of the Act whether a suitable Canadian ship is available to provide the service.

Agency staff gave notice of the application to the Canadian marine industry, and no Canadian ships were offered. Therefore, the Agency determines that there is no suitable Canadian ship available to perform the activity.

The Minister considers the Agency's Determination in deciding whether to issue the licence. This Determination is not an authority to operate.