Seadrill's Semisubmersible West Hercules has been awarded contract by Equinor to drill exploration wells for the Bay du Nord field, offshore Canada. Total contract value for the firm term is $95m inclusive of additional services, mobilization and demobilization fees.
Equinor (60%), and its partner BP Canada (40%), had earlier made two oil discoveries offshore Newfoundland, Canada. The two wells at the Cappahayden and Cambriol prospects, drilled in the Flemish Pass Basin, have proven the presence of hydrocarbons; however, it is too early to provide specific information on volumes. The wells, were drilled by the semi-submersible drilling rig, Transocean Barents, are located approximately 500 kms east of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Cappahayden well has a water depth of about 1,000 metres and the Cambriol well has a depth of 600 metres. Equinor was the operator for the wells. As part of the 2020 exploration campaign, Equinor has also drilled a top-hole at the Sitka prospect.