Baobab Oil Field (Chad)

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Baobab Oil Field is an operating oil field in Chad.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Baobab Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Baobab Operating[1] China National Petroleum Corporation[2] China National Petroleum Corporation (90.0%); Societe des Hydrocarbures du Tchad S.A. (10.0%)[1][3] 1989[4] 2017[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Baobab Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
crude oil and condensate Remaining recoverable reserves 119.47 million bbl 2021 [1]

Table 3: Production from Baobab Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 18.34 million bbl/y 2017 [1]
production oil 13.46 million bbl/y 2020 [3]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Baobab Oil Field

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block H[6] Onshore, Chad[7] 9.5899, 20.386 (exact)[7]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817173939/https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1464343X19303280. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Karim Lourimi (44896). "Chad 2020 EITI Report" (PDF). Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. Oil and Gas Journal (2019). "Worldwide Oil Field Production Survey Historical Version Data from 1980-2017". OGJ. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  5. https://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=532685237&Country=Chad&topic=Economy&subtopic=Fore_6. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230608045900/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-chad.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Climate Trace (44837). "asset_oil-and-gas-production-and-transport_ownership". Climate Trace. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Invalid |url-status=Live (help)