Dorado Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)

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Dorado Oil and Gas Field is a discovered oil and gas field in Western Australia, Australia.

Dorado Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Dorado Oil Project (Western Australia, Australia).

Dorado Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Dorado Phase 1.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Dorado discovered[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Santos[5] CPC Corporation Taiwan [10%]; Carnarvon Energy [10%]; Santos Ltd [80%][5][5][5] 2018[9] – – conventional[10]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Dorado 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 2C 21181.12 million m³ 2023 ​[11]
liquids EUR 350.0 million bbl 2022 ​[10]
oil recoverable reserves 158.0 million bbl 2024 ​[12]
oil and condensate 2C 162.0 million bbl 2023 ​[11]

Table 3: Production from Dorado Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production design capacity oil 32.12 million bbl/y 2027 ​[13][10][14]

Location

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

Concession/Block Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
WA-437-P; WA-64-L[15][16] Roebuck Western Australia, Australia[9][10] offshore[17] -19.0272, 118.7435 (exact)[9][10]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Dorado Oil Project (Western Australia, Australia):

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20250118001249/https://www.oedigital.com/news/515281-dorado-s-fid-delayed-as-reshaping-of-project-aims-to-reduce-its-total-capital-outlay. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.offshore-mag.com/field-development/article/55040071/carnarvon-energy-ceo-fid-on-dorado-project-expected-this-year?o_eid=3576I2756701B8H&oly_enc_id=3576I2756701B8H&rdx.ident[pull]=omeda. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |3576I2756701B8H&utm_campaign= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240930141635/https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/493a4f1b-c0a8-4bfc-be7b-b9c0761a3e5e/Oil2024.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://www.dmp.wa.gov.au/Petroleum-and-Geothermal-1497.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://www.ogj.com/exploration-development/article/55262327/santos-delays-the-dorado-phase-1-project-offshore-australia. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240528153244/https://www.upstreamonline.com/exclusive/australias-largest-offshore-oil-discovery-coming-back-into-the-development-play/2-1-1625538?zephr_sso_ott=bgGDj5. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240515161946/https://www.oedigital.com/news/513285-dorado-project-offshore-australia-on-track-to-being-fid-ready-by-end-of-2024. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.westwoodenergy.com/news/infographics/offshore-energy-data-dashboard. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210917150004/https://dasc.dmp.wa.gov.au/DASC?productAlias=PetrOliGasFields_GDA2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 (PDF) https://www.nopsema.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/OPP%20-%20Dorado%20Development%20Offshore%20Project%20Proposal%20-%20Rev%207%20-%20December%202022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230410014610/https://www.carnarvon.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2530610.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240523160841/https://www.upstreamonline.com/exploration/the-hunt-is-on-for-dorado-lookalikes-offshore-western-australia/2-1-1628010?zephr_sso_ott=TPwA1T. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/resources-and-energy-major-projects-2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240209184511/https://ar2022.carnarvon.com.au/dorado-development/. Archived from the original on 09 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240108232706/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-dorado-conventional-oil-field-australia/. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ https://public.neats.nopta.gov.au/Opggs/Title/e5d4e710-49ca-4433-8b01-c6ec73b4d6cd. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)