Ballena Gas Field (Guajira, Colombia)

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Ballena Gas Field is an operating gas field in Guajira, Colombia.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Ballena Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Ballena operating[1] Hocol[1] Hocol SA [43%]; Ecopetrol SA [57%][2][2] 1975[3] – – conventional[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Ballena Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas remaining reserves 283.17 million m³ 2021 ​[5]

Table 3: Production from Ballena Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production gas 239.79 million m³/y 2019 ​[6]
production gas 208.27 million m³/y 2022 ​[7]
production gas 143.37 million m³/y 2024 ​[1]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Ballena Gas Field

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Guajira[8][1] Guajira, Colombia[9] offshore[4] 11.6927, -72.7126 (exact)[9]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://www.anh.gov.co/documents/26711/Produccion_Fiscalizada_Gas_2024_EleJtDk.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20231102025235/https://www.las2orillas.co/dos-gigantes-ecopetrol-y-la-canadiense-canacol-controlan-el-gas-de-colombia/. Archived from the original on 02 November 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220119231117/https://crudotransparente.com/2019/09/26/sector-gasifero-en-colombia-importancia-y-retos-para-el-autoabastecimiento-y-transicion-energetica/. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Colombia-Is-On-The-Brink-Of-A-Natural-Gas-Crisis.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://energymonitor.ai/finance/risk-management/exclusive-natural-gas-data-reveals-trillions-of-dollars-of-upcoming-gas-projects. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221129061343/https://www.anh.gov.co/estadisticas-del-sector/sistemas-integrados-operaciones/estad%C3%ADsticas-producci%C3%B3n. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://www.anh.gov.co/documents/21445/Producci%C3%B3n_Fiscalizada_Crudo_2022_tyTFq2u.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.anh.gov.co/documents/26710/Producci%C3%B3n_Fiscalizada_Crudo_2024_TIBfkeo.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221212030829/https://geovisor.anh.gov.co/tierras. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)