The Financial Post reports in its Friday, Feb. 1, edition that Husky Energy restarted oil production off Newfoundland this week, but the company has not yet determined how to repair the connector responsible for November's oil spill. A Canadian Press dispatch to the Post reports that the company halted production for more than two months in the White Rose oil field following a Nov. 16, 2018, oil spill of an estimated 250,000 litres. Earlier this week, the Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board approved Husky's restart at one drill centre that uses a separate flowline from the one where the leak originated. The board also approved Husky's plan to retrieve the faulty flowline connector and bring it up for examination. Key operations will happen during daylight hours as a condition of the regulator's approval. Other conditions will require aerial and vessel surveillance, operational and wildlife observers on board and monitoring Husky's onshore activities. The offshore board's investigation in the November oil spill continues.
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