Bay du Nord Oil Field (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada)

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Bay du Nord Oil Field is a discovered oil field in Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada.

Along with Cappahayden Oil and Gas Field (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada), Mizzen Oil and Gas Field (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada), Baccalieu Oil and Gas Field (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada), and Harpoon Oil and Gas Field (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada), Bay du Nord is a part of the Bay du Nord complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Bay du Nord Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Bay du Nord	Discovered	Equinor Canada	Equinor Canada (65.0%); BP Canada (35.0%)	2013	2027 (expected)	2030 (expected)

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Bay du Nord Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
oil	2C Contingent Resources	407	million bbl	2023

Table 3: Production from Bay du Nord Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production design capacity	oil	73	million bbl/y	2025

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Bay du Nord Oil Field

Basin	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Flemish Pass	Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada	47.9538, -46.4416 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Bay du Nord complex:

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Background

In May of 2023, Equinor announced that development of Bay Du Nord has been paused for up to three years. However, according to Greenpeace, ". In August of 2023, Equinor reportedly proceeded with hiring a drilling rig to conduct exploration for more oil in the area, showing the company’s intent to pursue the project.

According to Greenpeace, Bay du Nord is a symbol of climate hypocrisy, and present substantial risk to the surrounding areas. The campaigners claim Bay du Nord would "make local emissions targets unattainable" and further that "independent research has concluded that there is a 16% chance of a serious oil spill from the Bay du Nord project, which would have disastrous impacts on surrounding marine habitats."

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Additional data

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