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Barossa Oil and Gas Field (Northern Territory, Australia)

From Global Energy Monitor
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Barossa Oil and Gas Field is an in development oil and gas field in Northern Territory, Australia.

Barossa Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Barossa-Caldita complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Barossa In development[1][2][3] Santos Limited[4] Santos Limited (50.0%); JERA (12.5%); SK E&S (37.5%)[5][6][7] 2006[7] 2021[8][7] 2025 (expected)[6][9][1]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Barossa Oil and Gas Field

million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
hydrocarbons 2P reserves 380 million boe 2021 [5]

Table 3: Production from Barossa Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production design capacity Condensate 1.5 million bbl/y 2023 [10]
production design capacity LNG 5032 million m³/y 2023 [10]

Location

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

Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bonaparte Northern Territory, Australia[11] Offshore[12] -9.725, 130.482 (exact)[11]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Barossa-Caldita complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of oil and gas extraction sites, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/australias-santos-says-barossa-environment-plan-accepted-by-regulator-2023-12-17/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240514161947/https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/australia-new-zealand/article/14305562/barossa-project-progressing-offshore-australia. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20240529144234/https://www.offshore-mag.com/pipelines/article/55019210/barossa-gas-pipeline-close-to-completion. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108232226/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/18/santos-gas-drilling-approved-timor-sea-barossa-project. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230321203106/https://www.santos.com/news/santos-announces-fid-on-the-barossa-gas-project-for-darwin-lng/. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211204094632/https://www.offshore-mag.com/field-development/article/14200411/santos-sanctions-barossa-gas-project-offshore-northern-australia. Archived from the original on 04 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230518040829/https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/barossa-offshore-development-project/. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20230308103922/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-31/santos-commits-barossa-offshore-gas-field/100037864. Archived from the original on 08 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108225723/https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/AUS. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240318183213/https://docs.nopsema.gov.au/A598153. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://www.nopsema.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2021-04/A598152.2.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)