NEWFOUNDLAND SEISMIC, WELL DATA MADE AVAILABLE

The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board in St. John's, Newf., is making available a large database of information on the province's offshore areas. Twenty significant hydrocarbon discoveries have resulted from the 140 wells drilled off Newfoundland since exploration started in 1964. More than 600,000 km of 2D, 3D, and high resolution seismic data have been shot. These data are available to prospective explorers of the area.