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“Legally binding conditions” on projects are meant to protect the environment, says Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

Marine refuges are still counted toward Canada's conservation target, up until the point at which oil drilling begins. That turns them into "ever-receding jigsaw puzzles," says Ecology Action Centre.

The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board announced Nov. 4 that it had accepted a bid from BP Canada Energy Group ULC for 264,500 hectares of ocean in exchange for $27 million in work commitments.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said “all drilling projects must respect high environmental standards” after a Bloc Québécois MP raised questions about a government rule change meant to help industry.

BP Canada is scaling back its oil and gas exploration plans off Nova Scotia, giving up half the offshore area included in its exploration licence.

First Nations and environmental activists say they're "extremely concerned" after drilling fluids were spilled off the coast of Nova Scotia during a BP Canada oil exploration project.

BP Canada has reported spilling about 136,000 litres of toxic drilling mud from a pipe about 30 metres below sea level, a federal regulator said in a news bulletin.

Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna is defending BP Canada's plans to drill a deep-water exploration well roughly 330 kilometres off the coast of Halifax.

Nova Scotia's offshore petroleum regulator has granted BP Canada Energy Group approval to begin drilling a well off the province's coast.