Newfoundland News

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it flubbed the production and revenue values of the Hibernia offshore oil project while promoting an energy deal last week.

The provincial natural resources department issued a "clarification" today on some figures contained in its news release last week.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. Two Sikorsky S-92 helicopters headed for offshore oil platforms off the coast of Newfoundland aborted flights on Wednesday because of warnings from onboard safety systems.

May 28, 2009 started like any other day for members of 103 Search and Rescue Squadron, located at 9 Wing Gander, N.L., but it didn't stay that way.

Businessman Pat Laracy: 'What we need are brand-new discoveries. And hopefully brand-new discoveries in different areas of the offshore.' Buoyed by a new announcement on the expansion of the Hibernia field, companies working in the oil industry off Newfoundland say they are hoping the good times will keep rolling through a more ambitious ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams said Tuesday the government will pay $30-million for a 10% stake in the planned expansion of the Hibernia offshore oilfield.

Newfoundland takes stake in Hibernia expansion : Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams said Tuesday the government will take a 10% stake in the planned expansion of the Hibernia offshore oilfield.

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams said Tuesday a tentative agreement has been reached on expanding the Hibernia oilfield, in a deal that is expected to yield $10 billion to the provincial treasury.

Throughout his lengthy show business career, Dan Aykroyd has held many illustrious titles: Ghostbuster, Blues Brother, Emmy-winner, Academy Award nominee and original "Saturday Night Live" cast member are but a few.

Major Drilling Group International Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss on Monday as revenue was cut in less than half.

These, said an IBM executive, are but three examples of smart, interconnected, software-driven systems helping resolve real-world challenges.

LONDON -- Millvina Dean, who as a baby was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat in the frigid North Atlantic, died Sunday, having been the last survivor of 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.

Although he is taking up employment with the financial institution the town of Kippens does business with, Deputy Mayor Paul Noseworthy has been given the green light to continue having the signing authority on the town's cheques.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The president of a union that represents Newfoundland and Labrador oil workers says he's not comfortable about plans to resume helicopter flights to the offshore as early as Monday, two months after the crash of Cougar Flight 491 killed 17 people.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Spouses hugged and kissed each other before Cougar Flight 151 departed Monday for the White Rose offshore oilfield, the first helicopter to carry Newfoundland oil workers to their jobs since a chopper crash two months ago killed 17 of their colleagues.

Around these parts, we've always joked that you can play six degrees of separation everywhere else but in Newfoundland and Labrador you can likely only get to two, at best.

T. JOHN'S, N.L. - The president of a union that represents Newfoundland and Labrador oil workers says he's not comfortable about plans to resume helicopter flights to the offshore as early as Monday, two months after the crash of Cougar Flight 491 killed 17 people.

Andy Harrison of ExxonMobil Canada, left, chats with, from left, Wayne Hann of Corner Brook Fabrication Steel Ltd., Chris Dugdill of Dugdill Trading and Glen Sullivan of Atlantic Hydraulic and Machine Ltd.

The offshore board wants your comments on the multibillion-dollar Hebron offshore oil project expected to pump first oil by 2017 at the latest.

Every Tuesday in Moncton, a group of musicians with decades of experience get together to play for a grateful group of seniors at the Drop-In Centre in the Moncton Legion.