white rose oilfield development application - Husky Energy

During the development phase of the project, the St. John’s area will see administrative, engineering,training, regulatory, and supply and service activity. In addition, during the operational life of the field,the St. John’s area will be the administrative, engineering, training, regulatory and supply and servicecentre for the project. This activity, and associated indirect and induced business and employmenteffects, will have an important beneficial effect on the St. John’s area economy.The Bull Arm site in Trinity Bay was originally developed as the construction and fabrication facility forthe Hibernia project, and has been used for the Terra Nova Development. Depending on final decisionsresulting from the competitive bid process, the site could also be used for similar White Rose FPSOactivity. The main local business and employment effects of any project activity at Bull Arm will fallwithin the daily commuting range of the site. The White Rose schedule currently could seedevelopment activity following in a timely fashion after construction, fabrication and hookup/commissioningactivity associated with the Terra Nova project. This is advantageous to Husky Oil,since it means that equipment and skills could potentially be available at Bull Arm. This will also bebeneficial to the Isthmus area, in that it will result in continuity in direct and spin-off employment andbusiness activity related to the Bull Arm facility. There may also be local business and employmentbenefits as a result of project operations. It appears unlikely that there will be any significant cumulativeeffects at Bull Arm resulting from concurrent construction/fabrication of White Rose and other projectcomponents.The Marystown area could also be positively affected by this project through involvement in projectrelatedwork, if success is achieved through the competitive bidding process. Any such work will bothprovide direct and spin-off benefits to the local economy and reinforce the shipyard’s position as animportant oil industry facility. Any cumulative effects will depend on other work that may be ongoingat the same time, although from the perspective of the yard’s owner and operator, any likely cumulativeeffects would be beneficial rather than adverse.For each project phase, the potential effects on business and employment are seen as positive for theeconomy as a whole, the specific regions, and the workers and businesses involved. No adverse effectsare anticipated or mitigative measures suggested. Rather, Husky Oil’s Canada-Newfoundland benefitsapproach should enhance these benefits. The project is expected to add further business andemployment benefits to all regions and the province as a whole. Monitoring and reporting of Canada-Newfoundland benefits commitments will be undertaken by Husky Oil, as required by the C-NOPB.White Rose DA Project Summary • January 2001 Page 92