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20 June 2009

Today in history…

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On this date in 2006, then natural resources minister Ed Byrne left the annual NOIA conference and went off to discuss with Premier Danny Wi...
19 June 2009

Meanwhile across the border…

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The Government of Quebec is advancing plans to develop the Petit Mecatina river, according to a government news release issued Thursday. Th...

S-92 crash – TSB report – tail rotor, MGB, “run dry”, flotation system

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From the Transportation Safety Board report on Thursday: Flight data recorder stopped working at approximately 800 feet ASL The a...
18 June 2009

Lack of royalty regime hampers further oil development

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Not surprisingly, some people attending the NOIA conference in St. John’s are wondering what is next on the horizon. As CBC reports , ther...

“How dare you complain about it?”

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Not surprisingly, the latest of Danny Williams public attacks against any contrary voices is stirring further revelations. The biggest new...

Obscuring the next frontier

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Offshore gas development is the next frontier, according to what natural resources minister Kathy Dunderdale told delegates to the NOIA conf...
17 June 2009

Hibernia Southern Extension MOU Assessment, Part II: Equity and industrial benefits

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[ Part I  Royalty ] Equity According to the backgrounder released on Tuesday, the provincial government’s oil company will acquire a 10...
16 June 2009

Hibernia Southern Extension MOU Assessment, Part I: Royalty - some potential added cash plus a cap

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While Danny William’s radio tirade/meltdown is rapidly eclipsing his own good news announcement nationally, there is interest in assessing ...

Randy Simms: the wind beneath Danny’s wings

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When Danny Williams rails against relentless negativity, he knows of what he speaks. The guy who built the early part of his career tearin...

Hibernia South memorandum of understanding

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There’s a non-binding memorandum of understanding to develop new areas of the Hibernia field with a final agreement expected in early 2010....
15 June 2009

Freedom from information: lack of briefing notes for minister called “bizarre” by senior government official

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An unnamed senior public sector manager has termed a move by government to eliminate briefing notes for ministers “bizarre”. The official ...

RBC on NL economy: strong headwinds

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RBC Economics has revised downward its 2009 forecast for the Newfoundland and Labrador with the economy expected to shrink by 3.5% . That...

JSS project may be scrapped

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National Defence is looking at all the options for the troubled Joint Support Ship Contract including scrapping the whole thing, according t...
13 June 2009

The drunk driving sentence that never was

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Local media outlets reported on Friday that a man had been sentenced in Grand bank to two years in jail and the loss of his driving license ...

Global oil round-up

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Some randomly selected articles from around the world on the current state of the oil industry. 1.  Omani oil revenues in the first four ...

The lesson from Nova Scotia

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In Newfoundland and Labrador these past few days some local adherents of the Orange Creed – that’s New Democrats, not Protestants or Dutch –...
12 June 2009

What a difference reality makes

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When the provincial government announced its $800 million capital works “stimulus” package back in February, they claimed it would create 5,...

We’re more than a bit sceptical too, Jerome.

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Finance minister Jerome Kennedy, quoted in the Friday Telegram : "I'm have to tell you, I'm a bit skeptical, (Prime Minist...

The Bi-coastal Difference

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Justin Trudeau, popular fundraising draw. The townie version , courtesy of the guy who used to help bag Brian Tobin’s political cash, this...