Caratinga Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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Caratinga Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Caratinga operating[1] Petróleo Brasileiro[1] Petróleo Brasileiro SA [100%][2] 1994[1] 1997[1] unconventional[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Caratinga Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas recoverable reserves 4000.0 million m³ 2002 [4]
gas volume in place 31780.93 million m³ 2024 [5]
oil recoverable reserves 362.0 million bbl 2002 [4]
oil volume in place 2524.64 million bbl 2024 [5]

Table 3: Production from Caratinga Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
cumulative production oil 309.0 million bbl 2020 [6]
cumulative production gas 4571.98 million m³ 2023 [7]
cumulative production oil 319.16 million bbl 2023 [7]
production gas 81.76 million m³/y 2020 [6]
production oil 2.9 million bbl/y 2020 [6]
production gas 35.15 million m³/y 2022 [3]
production oil 1.39 million bbl/y 2022 [3]
production gas 91.25 million m³/y 2024 [8]
production oil 5.22 million bbl/y 2024 [8]

Location

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

Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Campos Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1][1] offshore[1] -22.671, -40.245 (exact)[1][1]

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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 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/assuntos/exploracao-e-producao-de-oleo-e-gas/dados-tecnicos/shapefile-de-dados. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/anuario-estatistico/arquivos-yearbook-2023/section-1/frame/f1-3.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/boletins-anp/boletins/boletim-mensal-da-producao-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230324201639/https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/barracuda-caratinga-fields-brazil/. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/dados-estatisticos/arquivos-reservas-nacionais-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural/tabela-dados-bar-2024.xlsx/view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230313115221/https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/boletins-anp/bmp/2020/2020-012-boletim.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/dados-estatisticos/arquivos-reservas-nacionais-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural/tabela-dados-bar-2023.xlsx/view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20250327182449/https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiZjZhZDliMTYtOWIyZi00OGY5LWJkYzItOTQ1MzFjZGMzMDNkIiwidCI6IjQ0OTlmNGZmLTI0YTYtNGI0Mi1iN2VmLTEyNGFmY2FkYzkxMyJ9. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)