Newfoundland's offshore adjusts to new political masters while facing old challenges. Oil at more than $100/bbl and Danny Williams at full political throttle no longer bless Newfoundland and Labrador's socio-economic landscape. This has left its offshore oilpatch and a newly formed provincial government wondering how best to work with each other for mutual benefit. Since winning the province's 49th general election on November 30 with a 31-seat majority that left the defeated Tory government holding seven seats and New Democrats only two, the Liberal Party has inherited from its predecessor a provincial deficit of $1.96 billion.
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