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

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Aratum 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 Aratum Oil and Gas Field

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Aratum	operating	Petróleo Brasileiro	Petróleo Brasileiro SA [100%]	1982	–	1987	conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Aratum 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	160.76	million m³	2015	​
oil	volume in place	28.37	million bbl	2015	​

Table 3: Production from Aratum Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
cumulative production	associated gas	23.31	million m³	2015	​
cumulative production	oil	4.59	million bbl	2015	​

Location

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

Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	offshore	-5.044, -36.565 (exact)

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Additional Data

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