The well was drilled with the Deepsea Delta semisub provided on a contractual basis by Norsk Hydro of Norway. |
Commerce should only have countervailed that portion of the assistance given to Norsk which exceeded the proportional amount of SDI benefits. |
There was also the closure of Norsk Hydro in Bécancour, where there were workers aged 55 and up who could have taken advantage of such a program. |
Early in 2001, the government planned to sell part of its interest to EBRD and Norsk Hydro. |
Lately, Norsk Hydro shut its plant in Bécancour, unable to succeed against Chinese competition, coupled with a high dollar, despite significant productivity gains. |
They contend that Norsk received no benefit from not having to pay for the water it did not use. |