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Suncor to Write Down $425M for Stranded Oilfield Project Offshore Newfoundland

Suncor to Write Down $425M for Stranded Oilfield Project Offshore Newfoundland

Failure to revive a mothballed production project prompted Calgary-based Suncor Energy Inc. to announce Tuesday a C$425 million ($319 million) write down on its 27.5% share of an oilfield offshore of Newfoundland. Suncor said majority owner Husky Energy Inc. stranded a 200 million bbl White Rose field addition by suspending construction when the Covid-19 virus…

January 6, 2021
Husky Energy’s Offshore Newfoundland Oil Play Questionable Due to Limited Federal Aid

Husky Energy’s Offshore Newfoundland Oil Play Questionable Due to Limited Federal Aid

Limited government aid for Canada’s offshore oil industry has left the 75,000 b/d West White Rose oil project on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland in mothballs, under review and liable to be canceled. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan only took a first step by committing C$320 million ($240 million) earned by the federal government’s 8.5%…

September 30, 2020