Shell gets go-ahead for Shelburne Basin drilling project
Shell gets go-ahead for Shelburne Basin drilling project
SHERRI BORDEN COLLEY STAFF REPORTER: June 15, 2015
Shell Canada has received the green light to begin exploratory drilling off the coast of Nova Scotia later this year.
The project cleared its final regulatory hurdle late Monday when federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq gave the company conditional approval.
In a news release, Aglukkaq ruled the project won’t have a major impact on the environment.
“We are pleased that the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency issued its environmental decision statements on the Shelburne Basin Venture Exploration Drilling Project,” Larry Lalonde, spokesman for Shell Canada Ltd., said in an interview Monday night.
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