Tomoporo Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela)

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Tomoporo Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Venezuela.

Along with Ceuta Oil Field (Venezuela) and Ceuta South Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela), Tomoporo Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Ceuta-Tomoporo Project.

Tomoporo Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Ceuta - Tomoporo.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Tomoporo operating[1] Petroquiriquire[2] Repsol SA [40%]; Petróleos de Venezuela SA [60%][2][2] 1988[3] – – –

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Tomoporo Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
hydrocarbons reserves 490.48 million boe 2010 ​[4]
hydrocarbons EUR 530.0 million boe 2010 ​[4]
oil recoverable reserves 1000.0 million bbl 2003 ​[5]
oil recoverable reserves 1000.0 million bbl 2005 ​[6]
oil oil in place 2813.0 million bbl 2021 ​[1]
oil remaining recoverable reserves 319.0 million bbl 2021 ​[1]
oil EUR 370.0 million bbl 2021 ​[1]

Table 3: Production from Tomoporo Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
cumulative production oil 51.0 million bbl 2021 ​[1]
production oil 32.85 million bbl/y 2005 ​[6]
production design capacity oil 91.25 million bbl/y 2008 ​[5]

Location

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

Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maracaibo offshore, Venezuela[7][8] offshore[9] 9.5025, -71.1478 (approximate)[7][8]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Ceuta-Tomoporo Project ():

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PDF) https://eprinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/The-Future-of-Venezuela%E2%80%99s-Oil-Industry.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20250226103724/https://www.repsol.com/content/dam/repsol-corporate/es/accionistas-e-inversores/informes-anuales/2024/informe-gestion-consolidado-2024.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220425201615/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906424/000114036106016747/form20-f.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://worldmap.harvard.edu/data/geonode:giant_oil_gas_fields_of_the_world_vbj. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210830131150/http://www.gasandoil.com/news/2003/08/cnl33478. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210830144105/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ovl-in-talks-for-venezuelan-oilfield/articleshow/1081028.cms?from=mdr. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210917214522/https://www.scribd.com/document/473872663/2018-Atributos-Sismicos-en-la-deteccion-de-corredor-de-fracturas-naturales-Venezuela. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210917221406/http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/fieldst2/data/a014/a014/0001/0150/0163.htm. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)