Atum Oil and Gas Field (Ceará, Brazil)

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Atum Oil and Gas Field is a mothballed oil and gas field in Ceará, Brazil.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Atum mothballed[1] Petróleo Brasileiro[1] Petróleo Brasileiro SA [100%][2] 1979[1] – 1983[1] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Atum 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 2009.29 million m³ 2015 ​[3]
gas volume in place 2457.84 million m³ 2024 ​[4]
oil original oil in place 156.62 million bbl 2015 ​[3]
oil volume in place 156.62 million bbl 2024 ​[4]

Table 3: Production from Atum 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 680.52 million m³ 2015 ​[3]
cumulative production oil 37.55 million bbl 2015 ​[3]
cumulative production gas 1018.63 million m³ 2023 ​[5]
cumulative production oil 39.33 million bbl 2023 ​[5]

Location

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

Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Parnaíba Ceará, Brazil[1][1] offshore[1] -2.972, -38.971 (exact)[1][1]

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Articles and Resources

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. ↑ https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/anuario-estatistico/oil-natural-gas-and-biofuels-statistical-yearbook-2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210831000657/http://www.anp.gov.br/images/planos_desenvolvimento/Atum.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 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)