ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – There’s been a small oil spill aboard the Terra Nova platform off the coast of Newfoundland.
The agency that oversees the province’s offshore industry confirms that 40 litres of oil was spilled last Wednesday.
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The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board says the crude oil was mixed in with a so-called produced-water discharge.
The board says the produced water — a byproduct of drilling — is normally dumped in the ocean but more oil than usual was in the mix.
The board says there was a problem with a separator aboard the Suncor-operated platform.
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