The Hibernia oil platform drills for oil off Newfoundland's east coast. (CBC)The Hibernia oil platform is gradually resuming production on Wednesday as an investigation into a fluid spill over the weekend continues. "We were able to detect that issue, and do that in short manner, and we shut-in production within a matter of minutes." Independent oversightOn Tuesday both the C-NLOPB and HMDC reported there was no observed impact on wildlife as a result of the spill. Seabird expert Bill Montevecchi is again calling for independent oversight for oil companies after a recent fluid spill from the Hibernia platform.

Source: CBC News July 22, 2020 22:07 UTC