The SeaRose FPSO is now back in business at the White Rose oilfield in the Newfoundland offshore.
The massive floating production storage and offloading vessel recently returned to this side of the Atlantic following an estimated $100-million refit at a shipyard in Ireland, where previous work was completed in 2012.
The refit is expected to extend the life of the vessel by about 15 years and is part of the larger West White Rose extension.
The original White Rose field was developed using subsea technology, including three drill centres tied back to the FPSO.
West White Rose construction at Argentia last year. (Photo courtesy Trades NL)
The West White Rose project aims to access further resources to the west of the field using a fixed drilling rig tied back to the vessel.
Work is continuing on that concrete gravity structure being built at the Port of Argentia. It’s still on schedule to be floated out to the field this year, where it will be met by the topsides that were made in Texas.
While production has resumed at White Rose, project lead Cenovus has said first oil from West White Rose is still on track for 2026, producing up to 80,000 barrels a day.
