National Energy Board Invites Participation in the Public Review of Arctic Offshore Drilling Requirements

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10/14
For immediate release
10 June 2010

National Energy Board Invites Participation in the Public Review of Arctic Offshore Drilling Requirements

CALGARY - The National Energy Board (NEB) is inviting participation in its public review of Arctic offshore drilling requirements.

The NEB, which has regulatory oversight for offshore drilling in the Canadian Arctic, announced on 11 May that it would be looking into Arctic safety and environmental offshore drilling requirements. The NEB expects to complete this review before receiving applications for drilling in the Arctic offshore.

A preliminary scope of the review is available on the NEB website at www.neb-one.gc.ca. The preliminary scope includes topics such as drilling safely while protecting the environment, responding effectively when things go wrong, and lessons learned from major accidents elsewhere.

Those who wish to participate in this review can register at the NEB's website or provide their contact information by 16 July 2010 to:

Anne-Marie Erickson, Secretary of the Board
National Energy Board
444 Seventh Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0X8
Fax: 403-292-5503 or (toll free): 1-877-288-8803
File Number: OF-EP-Gen-EPGen-AODR 01

Comments on the preliminary scope should be provided by the same date.

The NEB is an independent federal agency that regulates several parts of Canada's energy industry. Its purpose is to regulate pipelines, energy development and trade in the Canadian public interest.

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For further information:

Sarah Kiley (sarah.kiley@neb-one.gc.ca)
Communications Officer
National Energy Board
Telephone: 403-299-3633
Telephone (toll free): 1-800-899-1265
Telecopier: 403-292-5503
Telecopier (toll free): 1-877-288-8803
TTY (Teletype): 1-800-632-1663

Related documents:

• News Releases: Available in English, French, Inuinnaqtun, Inuvialuktun, Inuktitut and Gwich'in
  News Release 10/14 - National Energy Board Announces Review of Arctic Safety and Environmental Offshore Drilling Requirements [Filing A25377]
• Available in Gwich'in
  10-06-28 NEB - Letter and Preliminary Scope - Public Review of Arctic Safety and Environmental Offshore Drilling Requirements [Filing A25523]
• Available in English, French, Inuinnaqtun, Inuvialuktun and Inuktitut
  10-06-10 NEB - Letter and Preliminary Scope - Public Review of Arctic Safety and Environmental Offshore Drilling Requirements [Filing A25375]
• All Regulatory Documents under: Advisory, Arctic Offshore Drilling Review [Folder 621169]
• Arctic Offshore Drilling Review
• Subscribe to the NEB's Arctic Offshore Drilling Review RSS feed (What is RSS?)