Canada extends moratorium on oil exploration on Georges BankU.S. moratorium previously extended to 2012; Canadian area contains best fishing, most attractive oil structures by The Associated Press
A moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the ecologically sensitive Georges Bank off Nova Scotia has been extended another 12 years.
The original moratorium, which came into effect in 1988, was to expire Jan. 1. But federal and provincial natural resources ministers said Dec. 22 that the ban was....
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