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Offshore oil project will spark N. L. construction boom Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Expositor -- Newfoundland and Labrador will give the green light to the $5-billion Hebron offshore oil project today, setting off a long-awaited construction boom that's expected to bring a small army of skilled, young workers back to the province over the next three years. Calvin Farewell, 27, hopes to be among them. The Newfoundlander currently commutes each month to work in the tarsands near Fort McMurray, Alta. He says he's eager to learn details of how much work the oil consortium will be required to carry out at the shipyard in his hometown of Marystown.
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	Wednesday, August 20, 2008 The Expositor -- Newfoundland and Labrador will give the green light to the $5-billion Hebron offshore oil project today, setting off a long-awaited construction boom that's expected to bring a small army of skilled, young workers back to the province over the next three years. Calvin Farewell, 27, hopes to be among them. The Newfoundlander currently commutes each month to work in the tarsands near Fort McMurray, Alta. He says he's eager to learn details of how much work the oil consortium will be required to carry out at the shipyard in his hometown of Marystown. Visit The Expositor for full article

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Dakota4x4 Sophomore Author Oklahoma City Posts:150 Points:687,445 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 1:23:34 PM	Ignore Dakota4x4 Report Abuse
	I'd imagine this field will not contribute any more than th existing alaska fields do now, and this will not come online for over three years, we'll be in proven decline by then and all this will do is slow down the inevitable decline... hope they are taking the environment into consideration
TBoneSoCA All-Star Author Orange County Posts:509 Points:88,430 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 11:17:32 AM	Ignore TBoneSoCA Report Abuse
	I'd rather see Canada get the revenues rather than OPEC...
Cyberpeep24 Champion Author Oakland Posts:1,545 Points:128,145 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 11:16:24 AM	Ignore Cyberpeep24 Report Abuse
	yes indeed
ramshot412 Champion Author Riverside Posts:11,924 Points:1,194,985 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 11:16:23 AM	Ignore ramshot412 Report Abuse
	Yep, keep pumping that oil for our gas guzzlers in the USA...... [Edited by: ramshot412 at 8/21/2008 11:17:34 AM EST]
NavyEOD Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,956 Points:430,415 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 11:15:11 AM	Ignore NavyEOD Report Abuse
	We need alternative fuels.
Don20 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,520 Points:1,012,795 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 11:14:09 AM	Ignore Don20 Report Abuse
	We may still pay high price, but it will not be to OPEC..
dabuzman Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,172 Points:468,480 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 11:13:27 AM	Ignore dabuzman Report Abuse
	Good news for Canada.
Lovelee Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,761 Points:451,575 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 11:07:14 AM	Ignore Lovelee Report Abuse
	Domino effect. More people put to work.
bobsalwaysmt Champion Author Long Island Posts:1,035 Points:78,880 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 11:04:52 AM	Ignore bobsalwaysmt Report Abuse
	Many regions and segments of the US Economy could use a similar "spark" - one more of the litany of reasons to Drill domestically
NoodlyWee All-Star Author Orange County Posts:549 Points:90,160 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 11:04:28 AM	Ignore NoodlyWee Report Abuse
	Good for them!
Gorlock Sophomore Author Toledo Posts:212 Points:29,090 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:59:46 AM	Ignore Gorlock Report Abuse
	Good. Now they can raise prices even higher to pay for the drilling. Anything they do they will profit from and we the consumer will pay dearly.
Mickie08 Sophomore Author Jackson Posts:162 Points:69,645 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:57:11 AM	Ignore Mickie08 Report Abuse
	Go Canada. At least that country isn't at the mercy of Big Oil!
DarthDadJr Veteran Author Virginia Posts:457 Points:95,310 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:55:11 AM	Ignore DarthDadJr Report Abuse
	I have to assume that exploration and drilling will continue to pickup all over the world with oil over $100 a barrel.
Austin1850 Champion Author Austin Posts:2,139 Points:146,910 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:52:39 AM	Ignore Austin1850 Report Abuse
	this is good
gotgas2pass Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,504 Points:139,705 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:52:06 AM	Ignore gotgas2pass Report Abuse
	Go get it, Canadians. You might as well have ours, too, since we Americans are too lazy to get our govt let us go get it.
kypeanuts Veteran Author Louisville Posts:342 Points:74,160 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:49:52 AM	Ignore kypeanuts Report Abuse
	at least there is some action somewhere
Gerund1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,147 Points:828,105 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:49:02 AM	Ignore Gerund1 Report Abuse
	Good for Newfoundland & Lab. Sadly, the oil will not begin to flow for many years.
laddyboy62 Champion Author Riverside Posts:1,576 Points:993,360 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:45:33 AM	Ignore laddyboy62 Report Abuse
	sounds good
Dinogam Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,066 Points:701,010 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:45:18 AM	Ignore Dinogam Report Abuse
	After many years of economic hardship due to decling/vanishing fishery industry, it's nice to see Newfoundland booming like this
Caspertherat Sophomore Author Arkansas Posts:155 Points:37,530 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:43:38 AM	Ignore Caspertherat Report Abuse
	OOps, I did not mean to imply the above areas are in the U.S. I was simply comparing this to the closed minds here in the U.S.
Caspertherat Sophomore Author Arkansas Posts:155 Points:37,530 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:42:14 AM	Ignore Caspertherat Report Abuse
	Now if you ask House Speaker Nancy Pestillence she would say it will do no good to do this because the results would be too far down the road and might cause damage to the enviorment. I say she is so stupid. Any work to recover oil from the ground will help until we can figure out other energy sources. I would rather the U.S. drill and keep our money here than send it to some other country.
TwoEyes Champion Author New Haven Posts:1,489 Points:1,156,305 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:39:53 AM	Ignore TwoEyes Report Abuse
	Today's news should help. Oil has spiked up $4.44 to over $119/barrel.
Nofries Veteran Author Atlanta Posts:462 Points:152,565 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:37:56 AM	Ignore Nofries Report Abuse
	Let's ship Pelosi up to help!
AKTigger99645 Champion Author Anchorage Posts:4,800 Points:779,960 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:36:11 AM	Ignore AKTigger99645 Report Abuse
	It's never too cold to work. Work doesn't start on Alaska's North Slope until the tundra freezes, to protect the environment.
ElCubano Champion Author Miami Posts:1,588 Points:326,425 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:34:48 AM	Ignore ElCubano Report Abuse
	too cold to work up there!!!!
hugrad2005 Sophomore Author Kansas Posts:128 Points:55,800 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:34:30 AM	Ignore hugrad2005 Report Abuse
	Think we could ever do that? With our current gov't, I seriously doubt it. They can't get anything done!
BM4225 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,174 Points:551,180 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:34:12 AM	Ignore BM4225 Report Abuse
	Glade to see more development in N.America.
bluebird1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:7,347 Points:1,497,650 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:32:08 AM	Ignore bluebird1 Report Abuse
	Well, this is part of North America!!!
amacquarrie Veteran Author Nevada Posts:328 Points:76,260 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:31:34 AM	Ignore amacquarrie Report Abuse
	i second that
Arktander All-Star Author Illinois Posts:602 Points:354,625 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:28:02 AM	Ignore Arktander Report Abuse
	Let's get it going in America.
superglidefxd Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,056 Points:356,180 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:26:16 AM	Ignore superglidefxd Report Abuse
	it sounds good
Blackice Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,792 Points:495,710 Joined:Oct 2003	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:23:27 AM	Ignore Blackice Report Abuse
	Now we just need to start our offshore drilling projects.
Chazzer Champion Author Nevada Posts:8,081 Points:1,729,685 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:19:09 AM	Ignore Chazzer Report Abuse
	We can only hope!
spunky4443 Champion Author Washington Posts:1,151 Points:455,880 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:18:05 AM	Ignore spunky4443 Report Abuse
	Well its nice to hear good news, for a change.
roydarecker Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,923 Points:644,805 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:16:02 AM	Ignore roydarecker Report Abuse
	Drill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SeerLV All-Star Author Las Vegas Posts:532 Points:131,040 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:14:46 AM	Ignore SeerLV Report Abuse
	More oil production is good.
radicale All-Star Author Calgary Posts:684 Points:183,525 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:11:18 AM	Ignore radicale Report Abuse
	Always wondered what happened to Hibernia
ww2gas All-Star Author Virginia Posts:500 Points:231,605 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:09:43 AM	Ignore ww2gas Report Abuse
	I like it!
mfeldstein All-Star Author Ontario Posts:548 Points:428,160 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 10:05:29 AM	Ignore mfeldstein Report Abuse
	For all you guys who keep saying "Drill! Drill! Drill!" here ya go. Canada's doing it and Canada is the biggest supplier of oil to the U.S. in the world. So, the U.S. still has to depend on foreign supplies but it's at least better to be coming from a friendly nation and perhaps decreasing dependence on OPEC.
mattf373 All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:556 Points:105,770 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 9:55:17 AM	Ignore mattf373 Report Abuse
	good news.
JDCOWBOY Sophomore Author Missouri Posts:131 Points:289,185 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 9:54:57 AM	Ignore JDCOWBOY Report Abuse
	Ditch the democrates this November, or we will be sorry!!! You think prices are high now , just wait and see if the democrates lead more!! Listen to the crap from Peloci, and Muslim Obama!!!!!!!
Brockvillian Veteran Author Ontario Posts:437 Points:277,245 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 9:53:40 AM	Ignore Brockvillian Report Abuse
	That's good for the Newfee's I am happy for that province. Finally they will be "Have Province" instead of a "Have Not Province".
hblee Veteran Author Ontario Posts:365 Points:245,165 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 9:53:28 AM	Ignore hblee Report Abuse
	It'll be a few years before we can reap the rewards of this project. But at least there is hope for the future while we will hopefully continue to research and develop alternate energy.
Pede Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,089 Points:146,105 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 9:53:06 AM	Ignore Pede Report Abuse
	Why cant the US get on the band wagon and Drill drill drill Or is it not of Nancy Polosie best interest because she is invested in oil stocks
Kthyme Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:2,664 Points:875,415 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 9:51:32 AM	Ignore Kthyme Report Abuse
	You watch...Polosi will come back and encourage the dem's to sign a phoney bill that says one thing and means another from the way it's written. Just to try and fool us. They really think "We The People" are so very stupid. She doesn't fool me and I'm sure she doesn't fool you either...Oh! Isn't it a conflict of interest if she invests her own money in that T Boone Pickens windmill source of energy plan??? She'll be doing everything she can to promote this...wait and see... ;)
techque All-Star Author St. Louis Posts:661 Points:952,800 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 9:49:27 AM	Ignore techque Report Abuse
	more Canadian oil. US's falling further and further behind. . .
acknot All-Star Author Seattle Posts:867 Points:641,600 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 9:45:46 AM	Ignore acknot Report Abuse
	Obviously no Californian transplants live there.
rod1965 All-Star Author Portland Posts:611 Points:94,150 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 9:45:34 AM	Ignore rod1965 Report Abuse
	When the cat's away the rats will play.
wmtbilly Rookie Author Delaware Posts:23 Points:27,610 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 9:44:25 AM	Ignore wmtbilly Report Abuse
	VICE PRESIDENT "HEBRON" huh?
Bruno44 All-Star Author Texas Posts:983 Points:331,805 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: 8/21/2008 9:42:52 AM	Ignore Bruno44 Report Abuse
	We need for congress to come back from their extended taxpayer paid vacation and address this now. Pelosi and demos are blocking the offshore drilling in US, which includes 50 miles inland. Drill Here, Drill Now to meet our needs until a good economical alternative is developed.