Is Hibernia shut down?

(Reuters) – The Hibernia oil platform in Canada was shut after a discharge of drilling and production fluids, the Hibernia Management and Development Co (HMDC) said late on Monday.

What happened to Hibernia?

In November 2005, the bank was acquired by Capital One. Hibernia is the classical Latin name for Ireland….Hibernia National Bank.

What is the Hibernia project?

The production platform Hibernia is the world’s largest oil platform (by weight) 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. …

Where is the Hibernia oil project located?

Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Hibernia is located in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin, 315km east of St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in a water depth of 80m. The field consists principally of two early Cretaceous reservoirs, Hibernia and Avalon, located at average depths of 3,700m and 2,400m respectively.

What bank took over Hibernia?

Capital One Financial Corp.
In 2005, Hibernia was acquired by Capital One Financial Corp. in a $5.3 billion merger. Hibernia, which was then Louisiana’s largest bank, saw its 319 branches rebranded with the Capital One name.

How much did Hibernia cost?

Hibernia was built at a cost of nearly $6 billion, and according to the provincial government, the value of the oil produced up to a year ago was more than $65 billion.

Does Hibernia float?

To satisfy the tough requirements, a reinforced Gravity Base Structure (GBS) was designed. Weighing more than 1.2 million tons, the Hibernia Offshore Platform is the largest float- ing structure ever built in North America.

What is the largest offshore oil rig?

The Hibernia platform in Canada is the world’s largest (in terms of weight) offshore platform, located on the Jeanne D’Arc Basin, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.

How big is the Hibernia oil field?

The GBS, which sits on the ocean floor, is 111 metres high and has storage capacity for 1.3 million barrels of crude oil in its 85-metre-high caisson. The GBS is specially designed to withstand the impact of sea ice and icebergs to allow for year-round production.

Where is the Hibernia oil field?

Discovered in 1979, the Hibernia oil field is located 315 km east southeast of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, in 80 metres of water. The field is significant by any standards. For example, it is the fifth largest field ever discovered in Canada.

What is the history of the hiberhibernia field?

Hibernia field was discovered in 1979 through the drilling of the Hibernia P-15 discovery well by Chevron Canada and its partners. It was the tenth well to be drilled in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin. The well flowed at a rate of 800bpd of 32º API oil and 0.2 million cubic feet per day of gas.

What happened to the Hibernia rig?

Tow-out of the Hibernia Rig. Topsides of the Hibernia Platform on the assembly pier at Bull Arm. Hibernia field is located in Jeanne d’Arc Basin, 315km east of St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The final agreement for the Hibernia Southern Extension project was signed in February 2010.

What is the Hibernia production platform?

The giant oil and gas field has since been known as Hibernia and application of the name has been extended to include the Hibernia production platform. However, there is more to the name Hibernia than just this recent useage.