Equinor makes new Flemish Pass basin oil discoveries

Equinor has made two oil discoveries in the Flemish Pass basin offshore Newfoundland but said it cannot yet judge the resource potential.

Two wells at the Cappahayden and Cambriol prospects were drilled this summer by the Transocean Barents semi-submersible drilling rig about 500 km east of St. John’s, Newf.

The Cappahayden well has a water depth of about 1,000 m and the Cambriol well has a depth of 600 m.

As part of the 2020 exploration campaign, Equinor has also drilled a top-hole at the Sitka prospect.

Equinor operates three discoveries in the Flemish Pass basin: Bay du Nord and Harpoon (discovered in 2013), and Mizzen (discovered in 2010). The basin offers Jurassic reservoirs with high porosity, high permeability, and mature source rocks, and the geology is similar to its findings in the NCS. The discoveries at Bay du Nord and Harpoon offer light, high-quality crude oil, according to the company’s website.

Equinor is operator with 60%. BP Canada holds the remaining 40%.