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Offshore oil project will spark N. L. construction boom

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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Submitted Aug 20, 2008 By: JT

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Dakota4x4 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,038 Points:944,065 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Aug 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: Aug 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:1,605 Points:138,645 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:16:24 AM Ignore Cyberpeep24 Report Abuse yes indeed
ramshot412 Champion Author Riverside Posts:15,258 Points:1,586,710 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Aug 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:4,278 Points:888,440 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:15:11 AM Ignore NavyEOD Report Abuse We need alternative fuels.
Don20 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:3,872 Points:1,475,140 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 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:3,167 Points:864,080 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:13:27 AM Ignore dabuzman Report Abuse Good news for Canada.
Lovelee Champion Author Detroit Posts:13,585 Points:917,575 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 11:07:14 AM Ignore Lovelee Report Abuse Domino effect. More people put to work.
bobsalwaysmt Champion Author Long Island Posts:1,986 Points:134,690 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Aug 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:567 Points:94,895 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 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: Aug 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:166 Points:82,150 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Aug 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 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,520 Points:499,310 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 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:7,076 Points:609,725 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:52:39 AM Ignore Austin1850 Report Abuse this is good
gotgas2pass Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,965 Points:223,630 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 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: Aug 21, 2008 10:49:52 AM Ignore kypeanuts Report Abuse at least there is some action somewhere
Gerund1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,237 Points:840,480 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Aug 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.
murdershewrote Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,773 Points:1,461,760 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:45:33 AM Ignore murdershewrote Report Abuse sounds good
Dinogam Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,050 Points:1,059,445 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 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: Aug 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: Aug 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:1,683 Points:1,577,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Aug 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 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,238 Points:438,785 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:37:56 AM Ignore Nofries Report Abuse Let's ship Pelosi up to help!
AKTigger99645 Champion Author Anchorage Posts:5,938 Points:1,101,090 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Aug 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:2,038 Points:418,575 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:34:48 AM Ignore ElCubano Report Abuse too cold to work up there!!!!
hugrad2005 Sophomore Author Arkansas Posts:134 Points:77,295 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 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:4,591 Points:1,006,295 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:34:12 AM Ignore BM4225 Report Abuse Glade to see more development in N.America.
bluebird1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:9,832 Points:1,973,735 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:32:08 AM Ignore bluebird1 Report Abuse Well, this is part of North America!!!
amacquarrie All-Star Author Nevada Posts:511 Points:111,775 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:31:34 AM Ignore amacquarrie Report Abuse i second that
Arktander Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,205 Points:780,210 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:28:02 AM Ignore Arktander Report Abuse Let's get it going in America.
superglidefxd Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,329 Points:456,650 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:26:16 AM Ignore superglidefxd Report Abuse it sounds good
Blackice Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,853 Points:730,540 Joined:Oct 2003	Message Posted: Aug 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:10,414 Points:2,186,260 Joined:May 2002	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:19:09 AM Ignore Chazzer Report Abuse We can only hope!
spunky4443 Champion Author Washington Posts:3,345 Points:908,985 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Aug 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:5,154 Points:1,087,820 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:16:02 AM Ignore roydarecker Report Abuse Drill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SeerLV Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:2,696 Points:559,185 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:14:46 AM Ignore SeerLV Report Abuse More oil production is good.
radicale All-Star Author Calgary Posts:976 Points:241,475 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:11:18 AM Ignore radicale Report Abuse Always wondered what happened to Hibernia
ww2gas Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,868 Points:678,980 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 10:09:43 AM Ignore ww2gas Report Abuse I like it!
mfeldstein Champion Author Ottawa Posts:2,878 Points:883,135 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Aug 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:906 Points:186,650 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 9:55:17 AM Ignore mattf373 Report Abuse good news.
JDCOWBOY Veteran Author Missouri Posts:351 Points:640,585 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 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: Aug 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 Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,425 Points:508,685 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Aug 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:2,215 Points:306,095 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Aug 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:5,304 Points:1,351,190 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 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 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:3,029 Points:1,361,265 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 9:49:27 AM Ignore techque Report Abuse more Canadian oil. US's falling further and further behind. . .
acknot Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,487 Points:768,300 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 9:45:46 AM Ignore acknot Report Abuse Obviously no Californian transplants live there.
rod1965 Champion Author Portland Posts:1,831 Points:341,035 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 9:45:34 AM Ignore rod1965 Report Abuse When the cat's away the rats will play.
wmtbilly Rookie Author Delaware Posts:39 Points:60,505 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2008 9:44:25 AM Ignore wmtbilly Report Abuse VICE PRESIDENT "HEBRON" huh?
Bruno44 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,078 Points:705,045 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Aug 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.