The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (CNLOPB) has approved an extension to Husky Energy’s North Amethyst development in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin, about 350km from St John’s, Newfoundland.
Two wells will be needed to produce oil from the Hibernia formation that lies beneath the field’s primary reservoir. A water injector was drilled in 2010, under an exemption. However, a second well to produce the oil has yet to be drilled.