SeaRose FPSO

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SeaRose FPSO coming into Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom on June 6th 2012
History
NameSeaRose FPSO
OwnerCenovus Energy, Suncor Energy, Nalcor
OperatorCenovus Energy
Port of registry
OrderedMarch 2002
Builder
LaunchedApril 2004
Identification
StatusOperational
Notes[1]
General characteristics
TypeFPSO
Tonnage
  • 93,984 GT
  • 40,132 NT
  • 150,000 DWT
Displacement187,100 long tons (190,102 t)
Length258 m (846 ft)
Beam46 m (151 ft)
Draught18.043 m (59.20 ft)
Propulsion
  • Wärtsilä 8L46B generators (7,800 kW)
  • Wärtsilä SCV95 gearboxes
  • Lips 5.5 m-diameter controllable pitch propellers
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity
  • Oil storage: 940,000 bbl (149,000 m3)
  • Oil production: 140,000 bbl (22,000 m3)/day
  • Gas production: 180 million cu ft/d (5.1 million m3/d) at 1 bar.
Notes[1]

SeaRose FPSO is a floating production, storage and offloading vessel primarily located in the White Rose oil and gas field, approximately 350 kilometres (190 nmi; 220 mi) east-southeast off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada in the North Atlantic Ocean. The White Rose field is currently operated by Cenovus Energy (as of 2021, after its acquisition of Husky Energy), with a 60% ownership interest. Suncor Energy owns a 35% interest and Nalcor owning the remaining 5%.[2]

SeaRose is approximately 50 km (31 mi) east of the successful Hibernia field and the more recent Terra Nova field. All three fields are in the Jeanne d'Arc Basin on the eastern edge of the famous Grand Banks fishing territory.

SeaRose made her way from the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje South Korea to Marystown, Newfoundland, for final preparation, in April 2004; a 14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) trip that took two months. In August 2005 she left Marystown for her work duty at Cenovus Energy's White Rose oil field.

In January 2018, the C-NLOPB suspended White Rose operations because of Husky's failure to disconnect when an iceberg approached, contrary to Husky's ice management plan.[3]

In June 2024, SeaRose has undergone refit in drydock at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast as part of a life extension program[4], ending in October of the same year.[5]

The ship has since returned to its laydown area near the White Rose field, off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, and was reconnected to the infrastructure.[6]


References

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  1. ^ a b "SeaRose (30254)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Cenovus announces restart of West White Rose Project". www.cenovus.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  3. ^ "SeaRose shut down after Husky reprimanded for iceberg close call | CBC News".
  4. ^ "Sea Rose FPSO in UK for maintenance". Offshore. 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  5. ^ "Strengthened SeaRose floater heading back to eastern Canada". Offshore. 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  6. ^ Beckman, Jeremy (2025-02-21). "Yinson, SBM Offshore and Cenovus Energy provide FPSO development updates". Offshore. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
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