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   From: ConsRCons@govt.cda   
      
   This time it's not a river, a lake, a town or hundreds of acres of   
   pristine land . . .  it's our ocean.   
      
   And the Harper government continues to push for the extraction of this   
   resource?  How totally incompetent, callous and reckless can any   
   government get?   
   Time to put an end to this stupidity.  Vote for the party that promises   
   to replace oil resources with renewable and green resources.  And that   
   surely ain't the Cons or the Liberals.   
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   CBC News Posted: Jan 03, 2014   
      
   Hibernia platform oil leak curbs production   
      
   Hibernia management 'significantly' cuts back production due to leaking   
   oil valve   
      
      
   A leak at the Hibernia offshore rig in mid-December has caused a   
   decrease in oil production.	   
      
   An oil leak at the site of the Hibernia offshore platform on the Grand   
   Banks off the coast of Newfoundland has resulted in a significant   
   downturn in oil production.   
      
   Workers reported a small leak on Dec. 18. Hibernia management company   
   officials said it happened in a valve that is part of the rig's   
   offloading system. Only 10 litres of crude oil spilled at the time, and   
   no oil sheens were spotted on the water at that time.   
      
   However, on Dec. 27, oil was discovered in the ocean once again, and a   
   further investigation revealed the valve was leaking. The small sheen   
   was rapidly dispersed by heavy seas, and by Jan. 3, it was no longer   
   visible.   
      
   As a result of what was observed, Hibernia has shut down the transfer of   
   oil to tankers, and the company says it has "significantly" cut back oil   
   production.   
      
   Crews have been arranged to fix the leaking valve as soon as the weather   
   permits.   
      
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