Hibernia oil field
Hibernia is an oil field in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 315 kilometres (196 mi) east-southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, in 80 m of water.: 35–36
| Hibernia oil field | |
|---|---|
Jeanne d'Arc Basin | |
| Country | Canada |
| Region | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Location | Jeanne d'Arc Basin |
| Offshore/onshore | offshore |
| Coordinates | 46°45.026′N 48°46.976′W |
| Operator | ExxonMobil |
| Partners | ExxonMobil, Chevron, Suncor Energy, Canada Hibernia Holding Corporation, Murphy Oil, Statoil |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1979 |
| Start of development | 1986 |
| Start of production | November 17, 1997 |
| Production | |
| Estimated oil in place | 2,100 million barrels (~2.9×108 t) |
| Recoverable oil | 704 million barrels (~9.60×107 t) |
| Producing formations | Hibernia, Ben Nevis/Avalon |
The production platform Hibernia is the world's largest oil platform (by mass) and consists of a 37,000 t (41,000 short tons) integrated topsides facility mounted on a 600,000 t (660,000 short tons) gravity base structure. The platform was towed to its final site, and 450,000 t (500,000 short tons) of solid ballast were added to secure it in place. Inside the gravity base structure are storage tanks for 1.3 million barrels (210,000 m3) of crude oil.
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