The supermajor’s decision is linked to an incident on 22 January that saw a shuttle tanker damage a wharf at the Whiffen Head oil transshipment terminal at Placentia Bay in Newfoundland & Labrador.

ExxonMobil Canada has reduced oil production at the Hibernia and Hebron platforms in offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, blaming a shortage of shuttle tankers and harsh weather for the interruption.