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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Barracuda	Operating^[1]	BG Group^[2]	BG Group (100.0%)^[2]	–	2020^[2]	2021^[1]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Barracuda Gas Project

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
gas	reserves	113266.32	million m³	2009	^[3]

Table 3: Production from Barracuda Gas Project

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production design capacity	gas	2273.82	million m³/y	2021	^[1]

Location

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


Concession/Block	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 5C^[1]	Offshore, Trinidad and Tobago^[4]	10.24, -60.132 (approximate)^[4]

The map below shows the approximate location of the project:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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↑ ^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)
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↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 (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)

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[autoref_1-2] 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)

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[autoref_3-4] 4.0 ^4.1 (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)

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