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Glory hole excavation, White Rose

The White Rose offshore oil field is the third major oil field in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin on the Grand Banks, some 350 kilometers east of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada and within 50 kilometers from the Terra Nova and Hibernia fields. The South White Rose oil pool covers approximately 40 square kilometers and contains an estimated 200-250 million barrels of recoverable oil.

The White Rose offshore oil field is the third major oil field in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin on the Grand Banks, some 350 kilometers east of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada and within 50 kilometers from the Terra Nova and Hibernia fields. The South White Rose oil pool covers approximately 40 square kilometers and contains an estimated 200-250 million barrels of recoverable oil. 

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Balearic submarine pipeline

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Heavy lift operations, Rion Antirion bridge

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