The Honourable Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology, and the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, federal Minister of Natural Resources, will make an announcement regarding Hibernia tomorrow (Wednesday, December 23) at 10:30 a.m. They will be joined by Stephen Edwards, President, Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd.

The availability will be live-streamed on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Facebook and Twitter accounts and on YouTube.

As a safety precaution, all media covering the availability will join by teleconference only. To participate, please RSVP to Eric Humber (erichumber@gov.nl.ca) who will provide the dial-in details.

Media planning to participate must join the teleconference at 10:15 a.m. (NDT) to be included on the call. For sound quality purposes, media calling in are asked to use a land line if at all possible.

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Media contacts
Meghan McCabe
Office of the Premier
709-729-3960
meghanmccabe@gov.nl.ca

Eric Humber
Industry, Energy and Technology
709-729-2691, 725-9655
erichumber@gov.nl.ca