Off the deep end.......In the waters off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, a plan is swirling to double oil production by 2030 and help the financially struggling province get back on its feet. But Canada — and the world — must drastically cut its planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by then, and more oil stands to get in the way.  This series wades into the deep end, exploring what N.L. is plotting for its offshore and what financial and economic risks lie in the province’s push for oil. Three Articles..........1.0 Newfoundland and Labrador’s oil exploration plans are bad news for marine life. It’s well-proven oil and gas production puts marine life at risk. But there is also damage done by oil exploration when companies conduct seismic surveys and exploratory drilling to look for fossil deposits.....https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/09/13/news/newfoundland-labrador-oil-exploration-plans-bad-news-marine-life     2.0 Why Newfoundland and Labrador is going all-in on offshore oil.......For Newfoundland and Labrador, oil is its major source of revenue and a perpetual thorn in its side. The province has ambitious plans to double offshore oil production by 2030, and is encouraging major oil companies to explore its offshore further in an attempt to attract multibillion-dollar investments. In the first part of this series, Canada’s National Observer mapped all current oil exploration, production and significant discovery licences as well as areas where companies have been invited to bid on projects this year to see the scope of the possible expansion.....https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/09/12/analysis/why-newfoundland-and-labrador-going-all-offshore-oil            3.0  A map of Newfoundland and Labrador's tsunami of offshore oil plans.......Deep under the choppy waters off Newfoundland and Labrador’s coast lies the key to the province's financial future: billions of barrels of oil it hopes will be extracted over the coming years. That's how Newfoundland and Labrador is framing its latest push into offshore drilling, anchored by the recent federal approval of Bay du Nord..........https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/09/07/investigations/map-newfoundland-labrador-offshore-oil-plans