Hibernia: An interim audit of socio-economic impacts

Conference · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:391106

Storey, K; Shrimpton, M; Grattan, L

The Hibernia offshore oil field, on the Grand Banks of New- foundland in eastern Canada, was discovered in 1979. Following public review in 1985, the project was approved and work on the construction of the concrete gravity base offshore production platform began in 1990. This paper uses the analysis of issues and concerns presented in the 1985 Hibernia Development Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as a baseline against which to review the actual socioeconomic effects of the development phase of the project. The construction of platform has been one of, if not the, largest construction projects in North America in the 1990s and it seems likely to be remembered as one of the few that have successfully avoided the negative social and economic impacts normally associated with the superimposition of very large projects on rural environments. In comparison with most other large construction projects, Hibernia stands out as a case in which potential impacts were adequately identified, optimization measures determined and implemented, and the negative consequences avoided or mitigated.

• OSTI ID: 391106
• Report Number(s): CONF-960623--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
CANADA
DEMOGRAPHY
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ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FISHERIES
OFFSHORE DRILLING
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
PETROLEUM
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS