Barracuda Gas Project (Trinidad and Tobago)

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Barracuda Gas Project (Project Barracuda) is an operating gas project in Trinidad and Tobago.


The project consists of the following units:

Barracuda Gas Project is also sometimes referred to as Block 5C.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Project-level project details for Barracuda Gas Project

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Barracuda operating[1] BG Group[2] BG Group Ltd [100%][2] – 2020[3][2] 2021[3][1] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Barracuda Gas Project

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas reserves 113268.0 million m³ 2009 ​[4]

Table 3: Production from Barracuda Gas Project

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production gas 1447.04 million m³/y 2021 ​[3]
production design capacity gas 2273.92 million m³/y 2024 ​[1]

Location

Table 4: Project-level location details for Barracuda Gas Project

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 5C[1] offshore, Trinidad and Tobago[5] offshore[6] 10.24, -60.132 (approximate)[5]

The map below shows the approximate location of the project:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211118215428/https://www.ogj.com/drilling-production/production-operations/field-start-ups/article/14207301/shell-delivers-first-gas-from-barracuda-eyes-additional-trinidad-and-tobago-development. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230531004429/https://www.shell.com/media/news-and-media-releases/2021/shell-delivers-first-gas-from-barracuda-project.html. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shell-delivers-first-gas-from-barracuda-project-301339047.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20221208100325/http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/endeavour-well/. Archived from the original on 08 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230323133903/https://ngc.co.tt/wp-content/uploads/pdf/publications/Energy-Map-of-Trinidad-Tobago-2017.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)