[Canada] Bay du Nord

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Equinor has been active in Canada since 1996, and operates the Bay du Nord and Baccalieu fields in the Flemish Pass Basin, discovered in 2013 and 2016. The licence is part of our strategy to develop prolific basins, advancing our position in a region where we already have a well-established exploration portfolio.

300 million
Bay du Nord Project estimated recoverable resources, in barrels

C$ 3.5 billion
Bay du Nord estimated revenues to government, CAD

11,000
person-years of in-province employment, Bay du Nord

The project


The Bay du Nord FPSO development concept (Equinor)

The Bay du Nord project (BdN) consist of several oil discoveries in the Flemish pass basin, some 500 km northeast of St. John’s in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The first discovery was made by Equinor in 2013, followed by additional discoveries in 2015, 2016 and 2020.

Confirmed discoveries in 2020 in adjacent exploration licence EL1156 (Cappahayden and Cambriol East) are potential tie-ins in a joint project development. The Bay du Nord discovery is at a water depth of approximately 1170 metres whilst the new discoveries are at approx. 650 water depth.

Equinor is considering developing the Bay du Nord field using a floating production unit for storage and offshore offloading (FPSO), which also is a suited solution for tie-back of adjacent discoveries and future prospects.

The optimisation of the Bay du Nord development project is ongoing to make it more robust for future market and evaluation to include confirmed new discoveries in adjacent licence EL1156 (Cappahayden and Cambriol East). Two additional exploration wells are planned to be drilled at the Cambriol East and Sitka prospects in 2022.

Together with our partners, we are working towards a final investment decision with first oil expected to be produced in the late 2020s.

Cenovus Energy is Equinor’s partner in the Bay du Nord discoveries. BP is Equinor’s partner in the Cappahayden and Cambriol Central discoveries.

Project location

The Bay du Nord discovery is located in the Flemish Pass offshore Newfoundland.

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Canada approves $12 bln Bay du Nord offshore oil project



CALGARY, Alberta, April 6 (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Wednesday approved a $12 billion offshore oil project proposed by Norway's Equinor ASA (EQNR.OL), after an environmental assessment concluded it would not cause significant adverse effects.

The Bay du Nord project would involve building a floating platform to drill an estimated resource of 300 million barrels of light crude oil in the Atlantic Ocean, about 500 km (310 miles) off the coast of Canada's Newfoundland and Labrador province.

Bay du Nord would be Canada's first remote deepwater project at around 1,200 meters (4,000-ft) deep and has come to symbolize the tension between Canada's climate goals and concerns about energy security in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Equinor and partner Cenovus Energy (CVE.TO) have not yet made a final investment decision on whether to build the project, but the Norwegian firm said it welcomed the ministry's decision.

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Salt designs Bay du Nord FPSO hull

September 29, 2022



Salt Ship Design AS designs harsh environment FPSO hull for the Bay du Nord project for Equinor and licence partner BP.

Salt has been working closely with Equinor over quite some time to develop an FPSO with enhanced motion characteristics and purpose made for operation in the exposed weather conditions in the Flemish Pass basin.

“It has been a great experience over the last 8 years to be working with Equinor being a major international energy company with a vast experience in developing, building, and operating FPSOs. Salt’s contribution has been our expertise in design and shipbuilding of complex vessels for demanding operations at sea. The result is a ship shaped FPSO concept with unique design solutions.” says Egil Sandvik, CEO Salt Ship Design

In February 2022 Equinor and Salt entered a pre-FEED contract to mature and further develop the hull design in cooperation with Equinor, Topside and Turret contractors, Class, Flag and Authorities. This work will carry on until start of FEED.

The development of FPSO designs and concept studies are an important part of Salt’s business, and the being a part of the Bay du Nord FPSO development represents an important breakthrough in an interesting new segment.

Reference is made to Equinor for further information regarding the Bay du Nord project or the FPSO details.