First production off Canada to start in '92
- Lasmo Nova Scotia Ltd., Halifax (CA)
The fishing industry, environmental aspects, and sufficient local content are some of the obstacles that had to be dealt with before oil field development could commence offshore Nova Scotia. Lasmo Nova Scotia Ltd. and its partner, Nova Scotia Resources Ltd. (NSRL), are now well on their way to developing light oil production from the Cohasset and Panuke petroleum discoveries located approximately 250 km southeast of Halifax, offshore Nova Scotia. While this project is relatively small and not very well known compared to the development of Hibernia, it is an important project for Nova Scotia and Canada. The project represents the first commercial production of petroleum from Canada's offshore, with production start-up scheduled for the spring of 1992. The Cohasset and Panuke fields will together produce approximately 30,000 bo/d of very light, sulfur-free oil from a combined field development scheme. The two fields are located about 8 km apart on the western rim of the Sable sub-basin, known for its numerous and as yet undeveloped gas fields, including Venture.
- OSTI ID:
- 5981431
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 89:18; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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