Thursday 1 November 2018

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is conducting a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Newfoundland Orphan Basin Exploration Drilling Project, located 343 to 496 kilometres northeast of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Agency invites the public and Indigenous groups to comment on the potential environmental effects of the project and the proposed measures to prevent or mitigate those effects as described in the proponent's summary of the Environmental Impact Statement.

All comments received will be considered public. Written comments in either official language must be submitted by November 29, 2018 to:

Newfoundland Orphan Basin Exploration Drilling Project

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

200 - 1801 Hollis Street

Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3N4

Telephone: 902-426-0564

Email: CEAA.OrphanBasin-BassinOrphan.ACEE@canada.ca

As a next step, the Agency will prepare the draft Environmental Assessment Report and the potential environmental assessment conditions for the project. The public will be invited to comment on these documents during a final public comment period on this project.