white rose oilfield development application - Husky Energy

• The operations/production phase of the White Rose oilfield development will involve a continuousdemand for support services. This demand will have a positive long-term effect on theNewfoundland economy, in particular, the St. John’s metropolitan area.• Bulk material demands for constructing the White Rose production facility will mainly beassociated with floating production facility and topsides fabrication.3.3 Assessment of Employment and Training RequirementsThis section of the Canada-Newfoundland Benefits Plan describes the labour requirements for differentcomponents of the White Rose project. The availability of Newfoundland residents and Canadians towork on the project is also assessed.3.3.1 Labour DemandHusky Oil believes that growth in Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil industry should evolve ina way that will eventually result in continuous work for residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, bothin engineering and fabrication. Labour requirements for the White Rose oilfield development aresummarized in Table 3.3-1. The locations of work will depend on competitive bidding, availability oflabour and skills, and stable and equitable labour relations.Table 3.3-1Total Labour RequirementsWork ComponentTotal PersonPotential Work Location%HoursNewfoundland Canada InternationalManagement, etc. 1,052,000 8.60 X X XHull Fabrication 1,200,000 9.81 XTurret Fabrication 680,000 5.56 X X XTopsides Fabrication 1,460,000 11.93 X X XHook-Up & Commissioning 625,000 5.11 X XOffshore Installation 52,000 0.42 XProduction Drilling 1,050,000 8.58 XSubsea 826,000 6.75 X X XOperations/Production 5,293,000 43.25 XTotals 12,238,000 100.003.3.2 Labour SupplyThe potential for Canadian and Newfoundland and Labrador involvement in the White Rose project maybe constrained by labour capability and capacity. If appropriately skilled and experienced workers arenot available, the work will necessarily go to non-Newfoundland and non-Canadian workers. There is ahigh level of awareness, within the federal government, provincial government, industry and traininginstitutions, about the need to plan and prepare for future labour requirements. A number of recentreports and training institution responses indicate that, assuming there is no critical overlap betweenWhite Rose DA Project Summary • January 2001 Page 44