Arabaiana Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)

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Arabaiana Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Arabaiana Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Arabaiana operating[1] Petróleo Brasileiro[1] 3R Pescada [35%]; Petróleo Brasileiro SA [65%][2][2] 1986[1] – 2002[1] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Arabaiana Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
associated gas volume in place 1868.75 million m³ 2015 ​[3]
condensate volume in place 0.23 million bbl 2015 ​[3]
gas volume in place 8775.53 million m³ 2024 ​[4]
nonassociated gas volume in place 6906.78 million m³ 2015 ​[3]
oil volume in place 79.82 million bbl 2015 ​[3]
oil volume in place 88.85 million bbl 2024 ​[4]

Table 3: Production from Arabaiana Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
cumulative production associated gas 19.64 million m³ 2015 ​[3]
cumulative production condensate 0.04 million bbl 2015 ​[3]
cumulative production nonassociated gas 1824.62 million m³ 2015 ​[3]
cumulative production oil 0.25 million bbl 2015 ​[3]
cumulative production gas 2093.0 million m³ 2023 ​[5]
cumulative production oil 2.22 million bbl 2023 ​[5]
production gas 10.95 million m³/y 2024 ​[6]
production oil 0.01 million bbl/y 2024 ​[6]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Arabaiana Oil and Gas Field

Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Potiguar Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil[1][1] offshore[1] -4.712, -36.733 (exact)[1][1]

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Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/assuntos/exploracao-e-producao-de-oleo-e-gas/dados-tecnicos/shapefile-de-dados. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/anuario-estatistico/arquivos-yearbook-2023/section-1/frame/f1-3.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210830234741/http://www.anp.gov.br/images/planos_desenvolvimento/Arabaiana.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/dados-estatisticos/arquivos-reservas-nacionais-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural/tabela-dados-bar-2024.xlsx/view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/dados-estatisticos/arquivos-reservas-nacionais-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural/tabela-dados-bar-2023.xlsx/view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20250327182449/https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiZjZhZDliMTYtOWIyZi00OGY5LWJkYzItOTQ1MzFjZGMzMDNkIiwidCI6IjQ0OTlmNGZmLTI0YTYtNGI0Mi1iN2VmLTEyNGFmY2FkYzkxMyJ9. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)