The premier found an opportunity last week to chat with the federal finance minister in person on the Bay du Nord project.
Equinor has been on the fence for over two years with no clearcut intentions stated one way or the other on the deep-water well.
The Wakeham government has clearly stated that it wants most of the infrastructure for the oil field to be built in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Tony Wakeham approached minister François-Philippe Champagne in Ottawa late last week.
