Hibernia development project — development of the construction site
The Hibernia oil field, 315 km southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland, was discovered in 1979. It is located on the Grand Banks in 80 m of water and is estimated to contain about 525 million barrels of recoverable oil. A concrete gravity base structure is being built to develop the reservoir. Th...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1993
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l93-067 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/l93-067 |
| Summary: | The Hibernia oil field, 315 km southeast of St. John's, Newfoundland, was discovered in 1979. It is located on the Grand Banks in 80 m of water and is estimated to contain about 525 million barrels of recoverable oil. A concrete gravity base structure is being built to develop the reservoir. This paper discusses the method of constructing a gravity base structure and the development of the construction site at Bull Arm in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. In particular, the organization of Site Development Engineering is outlined. Then the construction of the dry dock berm, the main marine quays, and the accommodation camp is discussed. Key words: construction site, oil development, megaproject, dry dock, camp, marine. |
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