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Public comments invited on the Comprehensive Study Report for the proposed Deep Panuke Offshore Gas Development Project
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) invites the public to comment on the conclusions, recommendations and any other aspect of the comprehensive study report prepared for the proposed Deep Panuke Offshore Gas Development Project in Nova Scotia. Public comments received by July 10, 2007 will be considered and all documents received will become part of the public registry. The report will be available for public consultation in the following centers:
Clean Nova Scotia
126 Portland Street, Dartmouth
Cyril Ward Memorial Library
27 Pleasant Street, Guysborough
Mulgrave Branch Library
390 Murray Street
Mulgrave
Port Hawkesbury Branch Library
304 Pitt Street, Port Hawkesbury
Sherbrooke Branch Library
11 Main Street, Sherbrooke
Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board
6th Floor TD Centre, 1791 Barrington Street, Halifax
Canso Branch Library
18 School Street, Canso
Antigonish Library
College Street, Antigonish
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Halifax Office
Suite 200, 1801 Hollis Street, Halifax
The report, along with more information on this project, is available on the Agency's Web site.
Interested persons or groups are invited to send their remarks to the Agency in the official language of their choice to:
Paul Schafer, Project Analyst
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
160 Elgin Street, 22nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: 613-948-1786
Fax: 613- 957-0941
paul.schafer@ceaa-acee.gc.ca
EnCana Corporation is proposing to conduct a gas development project offshore Nova Scotia in the Deep Panuke field, approximately 250 km southeast of Halifax. The initial well program will consist of re-completing four existing production wells, drilling one new injection well in Margaree and one new production well in Panuke. Up to three new production wells could be drilled after first gas in Cohasset, Deep Cohasset, Panuke or Margaree. The main project components include a Mobile Offshore Production Unit, subsea flowlines and umbilicals, subsea wells, and export pipeline.
In accordance with the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, the responsible authorities for this project (Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, National Energy Board, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Transport Canada and Industry Canada) have undertaken a comprehensive study of the project and have submitted their report to the Minister of the Environment and to the Agency. Following the public comment period on the report, and upon review of the comments received, the Minister of the Environment will issue an environmental assessment decision statement. The statement will be posted on the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry on the Agency’s Web site.
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