Barracuda Oil Field (Nigeria)

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Barracuda Oil Field is a shut in oil field in Nigeria.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Barracuda	Shut in	Emerald Energy Resources	Emerald Energy Resources (53.9%); Amni Oil and Gas Limited (44.1%); Supernova Energy (2.0%)	2020	–	2023

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Barracuda Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
crude oil and condensate	Remaining recoverable reserves	95.38	million bbl	2022
oil	recoverable resources	73	million bbl	2021
oil	prospective resources	24	million bbl	2022

Table 3: Production from Barracuda Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
cumulative production	oil	8.38	million bbl/y	2022

Location

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

Concession/Block	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
OML 141	Offshore, Nigeria	4.2402, 6.1994 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the field:

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