Experience the largest construction project in North America. The tour will depart St. John's by motor coach to visit a world-class fabrication facility on the East Coast of North America. Located in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada, this one-of-a-kind facility was built to meet the rigorous demands of the offshore petroleum industry. It is at Bull Arm that the huge gravity base structure was built for the Hibernia oil field, which is 315 kilometers east southeast of St. John's.

 Hibernia ( Latin term for Ireland )

Construction of this $ 300 million site began in 1990 and is completed. Designed for the Hibernia project, it was the largest man made island constructed and floated project in North America today, this site has the facilities and the flexibility to accommodate offshore and heavy industrial projects well into the twenty-first century. It was completed and made available in 1998 and is located on the Hibernia field and is into production. Producing over 1.2 million litres of oil a day for 20 years. The Bull Arm site, as it is known, is also strategically located to take advantage of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Newfoundland being located closer to Europe than any other part of North America, will offer Europeans many opportunities for development in North America.