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Large Scale Projects

ESD has engaged in several long-term, large scale environmental services contracts. Here are just a few of our projects, along with descriptions of the services provided:

Chevron Canada (2006 - 2007): For Chevron Canada’s deep-water drilling program on the Orphan Basin offshore Newfoundland, providing oceanographic services, weather forecasting services, provision and installation of meteorological equipment for the Eirik Raude. In addition to the operational component Provincial will be providing environmental summaries and analysis at the completion of the project.

Marathon Oil (2001 -Present): For Marathon Oil's deep-water drilling program on the Annapolis Block offshore Nova Scotia, providing oceanographic services, weather forecasting services, provision and installation of meteorological equipment for the drill ship West Navion. In addition to the operational component Provincial will be providing environmental summaries and analysis at the completion of the project.

Hibernia Management & Development Co, Ltd. (2001 - Present): Providing ice management services to assist Hibernia Management and Development Co. This service included: data collection, ice analysis, and ice situation briefings and reports.

Terra Nova Project (1999 - Present): Providing ice and environmental services to the Terra Nova project for all drilling to date, as well as providing and installing meteorological equipment and ice reconnaissance services. Under this contract, Provincial operates a joint industry Ice Centre that provides ice and environmental data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Husky Oil Ltd. (1999 - Present): For Husky Oil drilling program on the White Rose field, provided ice and environmental services for the rigs Bill Shoemaker and SEDCO 714; providing oceanographic services, weather forecasting services, provision and installation of meteorological equipment for the Global Santa Fe Grand Banks, Sea Rose FPSO and Rowan Gorilla VI. In addition to the operational component Provincial will be providing environmental summaries and analysis at the completion of the projects. Also, in addition to the usual services provided, Husky Oil has designated Provincial as their ice management information provider for the White Rose development project.

Exxon-Mobil (2001 - 2002): For Exxon-Mobile drilling program at the Bandol field, in French Territorial waters south of Saint Pierre, providing environmental services, regional ice monitoring, and the provision and installation of meteorological equipment for the MODU Glomar Grand Banks. In addition to the operational component Provincial will be providing environmental summaries and analysis at the completion of the project.

Jean d’Arc Basin Operations (1998 - 2000): Provided ice and environmental monitoring services for a two-year, multi-operator exploration program. Additional services contracted were: provision and installation of meteorological equipment and ice reconnaissance services. Ice/weather observers were situated on the drilling rig throughout the drilling programs, providing helicopter weather reports, synoptic weather reports, ice observing and management services, radar watch, current profiles, marine bird surveys and other related services.

Hibernia Management & Development Co, Ltd. (2000): Provided emergency ice management services to assist Hibernia Management and Development Co. during the 2000 ice season. This service included: data collection, ice analysis, and ice situation briefings and reports.

Canadian Ice Services, Environment Canada (1993 - Present): Providing regional iceberg reconnaissance over the Canadian East Coast and the Davis Strait. Under this contract PAL Environmental provide both the reconnaissance platform and operations personnel along with first line data analysis and processing.