Public could be on the hook for decommissioning N.L. offshore oil installations
At the beginning of 2020, decommissioning Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil installations seemed a distant concern. But after a crash in oil prices amid a global pandemic, Husky Energy, which owns and operates the White Rose oilfield about 350 kilometres east of St. John's, announced in September it was reviewing its operations in the province.