White Rose oil field

For other uses, see White Rose (disambiguation).

White Rose is an oil field development project 350 kilometres (220 mi) off the coast of Newfoundland. Husky Energy is the operator and 72.5 per cent interest holder in the White Rose oil fields.

White Rose oil field
Location of White Rose oil field
Country	Canada
Location	Jeanne d'Arc Basin
Offshore/onshore	offshore
Coordinates	46°47′19″N 48°00′54″W
Operator	Husky Energy
Partners	Husky Energy Operations Ltd. (72.5%), Suncor Energy (27.5 %)
Field history
Discovery	1984
Start of production	November 12, 2005
Production
Estimated oil in place	440 million barrels (~6.0×10^7 t)

Discovered in 1984, the White Rose offshore oil field is located in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin 350 kilometres east of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The field consists of both oil and gas pools, including the South White Rose oil pool. The oil pool covers approximately 40 square kilometres (15 sq mi) and contains an estimated 440 million barrels (70,000,000 m³) of recoverable oil. White Rose is the second harsh environment development in North America to use a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, SeaRose. Production from the field began on November 12, 2005.

The working interest partners are:

White Rose

• Cenovus Energy (60%) - operator
• Suncor Energy (40%)

West White Rose

• Cenovus Energy (56.375%) - operator
• Suncor Energy (38.625%)
• Nalcor Energy (5%)

External links

• Husky Energy: White Rose
• Ship Technology: SeaRose
• Offshore Technology: White Rose
• Map of Canadian Oil and gas infrastructure