Production is resuming at Hibernia oil field offshore Newfoundland and Labrador after a second shutdown forced by an oil release, reports Hibernia Management & Development Co. Ltd., the operator.
Production is resuming at Hibernia oil field offshore Newfoundland and Labrador after a second shutdown forced by an oil release, reports Hibernia Management & Development Co. Ltd., the operator.
The second spill occurred on Aug. 17 as production was restarting when an estimated 2,194 l. of oil overflowed from a drain tank (OGJ Online, Aug. 19, 2019).
Average production from the field was 125,000 b/d in June, according to the C-NLOPD.
Hibernia Management & Development shareholders are ExxonMobil Canada (33.125%), Chevron Canada Resources (26.875%), Suncor (20%), Canada Hibernia Holding Corp. (8.5%), Murphy Oil (6.5%), and Equinor Canada Ltd. (5%).
