Dragon Gas Field (Venezuela)

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Dragon Gas Field is a discovered gas field in Venezuela.

Along with Patao Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela), Mejillones Gas Field (Venezuela), and Rio Caribe Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela), Dragon is a part of the Mariscal Sucre complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Dragon Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Dragon Discovered[1] Shell[2] Shell (70.0%); National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (30.0%)[3] 1985[4] 2026 (expected)[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Dragon Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas EUR 31431.4 million m³ 2000 [5]
gas original gas in place 67959.79 million m³ 2019 [6]
gas reserves 118929.63 million m³ 2023 [7]

Table 3: Production from Dragon Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production design capacity gas 1550.33 million m³/y 2026 [8][3]
production design capacity gas 3100.67 million m³/y 2022 [2]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Dragon Gas Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Venezuela[9] 10.8691, -61.8567 (exact)[10]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Mariscal Sucre complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/venezuela-close-approving-offshore-gas-license-with-trinidad-shell-2023-11-20/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230401043617/https://oilnow.gy/featured/venezuela-turmoil-puts-a-pause-on-dragon-gas-deal-with-trinidad-and-tobago/. Archived from the original on 01 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120061715/https://egyptoil-gas.com/news/venezuela-to-close-license-for-offshore-gas-field-development/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20210829234853/https://library.seg.org/doi/10.1190/tle33070764.1. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Tomoaki Sumii (2000). "Explanatory Notes for the Energy-Resources Map of the Circum-Pacific Region, Pacific Basin Sheet" (PDF). USGS. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831005825/https://www.looptt.com/content/approvals-obtained-dragon-deal-almost-standstill. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/venezuela-set-to-approve-licence-for-dragon-gas-field-to-trinidad-shell/?cf-view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240115040314/https://tt.loopnews.com/content/approvals-obtained-dragon-deal-almost-standstill. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. Robelius2007, https://www.argusmedia.com/news/1922190-shell-stays-course-on-trinidad-venezuela-gas
  10. Robelius2007, https://www.argusmedia.com/news/1922190-shell-stays-course-on-trinidad-venezuela-gas