Noia’s Fall Seminar 2020 Not your typical virtual event For the oil and gas industry, 2020 has been a devastating year. The COVID-19 pandemic and collapse of oil prices have had significant impacts for our industry, Noia members, and Noia itself. Over the last eight months Noia has diligently worked to help our members and […]
Unifor Local 2121, which represents workers in the offshore oil & gas industry, is organizing a rally to support the offshore. Scheduled for Wednesday, September 16 from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. at Confederation Building, the rally will start in the west parking lot (closest to the College of the North Atlantic). Unifor is asking people […]
(St. John’s – September 3, 2020) Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with VOCM Open Line host Paddy Daly who asked pointed questions about supporting the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil and gas industry. The responses of the prime minister did not provide any commitment or clarity, despite months of a crisis in the offshore, […]
St. John’s, NL (July 7, 2020) – Today, community and business leaders, as well as supporters throughout Canada, are united to send a clear message to the Government of Canada that action is needed to attract investment in the offshore oil and gas industry and help thousands of Canadians get back to work. Over 80 […]
(St. John’s, NL – July 3, 2020) A month after Natural Resources Canada Minister Seamus O’Regan said an announcement was coming “very soon,” the offshore oil and gas industry is still waiting for assistance to help it recover from COVID-19 and remain globally competitive. Concerns run deep in the industry for the future of exploration […]
Stephen C. Edwards has been appointed President of Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd (HMDC). Prior to this appointment Stephen was Vice President, ExxonMobil Canada Ltd. (EMC) based in St. John’s, NL, and responsible for EMC’s safety, security, health, and environment functions as well as engagement with local regulators and industry. Stephen began his career […]
(St. John’s, NL– June 29, 2020) AltoMaxx, a local UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) training centre and service provider, was on the cusp of exponential growth when COVID-19 and the offshore industry crisis created uncertainty with the company’s plans for expansion. AltoMaxx began operations in 2018 with its head office in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, […]
(St. John’s, NL – June 24, 2020) Oceans Ltd., a locally owned company with offices in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador and Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been struck particularly hard by the recent economic crisis. The crash in global oil prices, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, has created significant financial challenges for the company which […]
(St. John’s, NL June 23, 2020) – Canadians have sent more than 2,000 letters of support asking the federal government to invest in Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil and natural gas industry. The letters from supporters of the offshore were directed to Members of Parliament as well as Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan, Minister […]
(St. John’s, NL, Canada – June 19, 2020) K&D Pratt has expressed grave concern for the economic future of the province without a solid investment from the Government of Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore industry. The company fears that many of the supply and drilling companies currently doing business in Newfoundland and Labrador have […]
