HALIFAX—A government agency says all production from the Sable Offshore Energy Project off the coast of Nova Scotia has been permanently shut down. The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board says production from all of the Sable project’s fields ended on Monday, as planned. Friedrich Krispin, Sable Offshore Energy Project decommissioning manager from ExxonMobil Canada, addresses a business conference in Halifax on April 26, 2017. On its website, ExxonMobil Canada says it submitted a formal application to abandon the site in March 2018. Article Continued BelowThe company has said it would “ensure decommissioning activities are planned and managed to mitigate any associated risks to safety or environment.”Read more about:

Source: thestar January 01, 2019 14:48 UTC