Girassol Oil Field (Angola)

From Global Energy Monitor
This article is part of the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project.
Report an error
Related categories:

Girassol Oil Field is an operating oil field in Angola.

Along with Rosa Oil Field (Angola), Girassol Oil Field is a part of the Girassol Project.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Girassol operating[1][2][3] TotalEnergies[4][5] Exxon Mobil Corp [19%]; Azule Energy Holdings Ltd [15%]; Equinor ASA [22%]; TotalEnergies SE [38%]; Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção SA [5%][6][4][7][8][6][4][7][8][6][4][7][8][6][4][7][8][6][4][7][8] 1996[9][10][11] – 2001[12][13] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Girassol Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil oil in place 1500.0 million bbl 2004 ​[10]
oil reserves 963.89 million bbl 2018 ​[14]
oil Recoverable reserves 630.0 million bbl 2021 ​[15][13]

Table 3: Production from Girassol Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 73.0 million bbl/y 2001 ​[9]
production oil 80.3 million bbl/y 2018 ​[13]
production condensate 22.82 million bbl/y 2021 ​[16]
production hydrocarbons 32.6 million boe/y 2021 ​[16]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Girassol Oil Field

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 17[12][4] offshore, Angola[17] offshore[18] -7.6554, 11.7143 (exact)[17]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Girassol Project ():

Loading map...

Articles and Resources

Additional Data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of oil and gas extraction sites, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. ↑ (PDF) https://totalenergies.com/sites/g/files/nytnzq121/files/documents/2024-07/totalenergies_factbook-2023_2024_en_pdf.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210829234047/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210505006266/en/Angola-Total-Starts-Production-From-Zinia-Phase-2-Successful-Short-cycle-Development-on-Block-17. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231005142701/https://totalenergies.com/sites/g/files/nytnzq121/files/documents/2023-07/Factbook_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20210830000820/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210505006270/en/TOTAL-UK-Regulatory-Announcement-Angola-Total-Starts-Production-From-Zinia-Phase-2-Successful-Short-cycle-Development-on-Block-17. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230325022514/https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/crude-oils/crude-trading/girassol. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20250319222759/https://www.equinor.com/where-we-are/angola. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221209100502/http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/pazflorangola/. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20250118005658/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00615393. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240823001834/https://totalenergies.com/company/identity/history. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240801202729/https://www.searchanddiscovery.com/pdfz/documents/abstracts/2004intl_cancun/extended/A91143.pdf.html. Archived from the original on 01 August 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210627002618/https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/companies/article/17263437/large-fpso-headed-for-girassol-field-off-angola. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230208010124/https://www.energycapitalpower.com/totalenergies-celebrates-20-years-at-fpso-girassol/. Archived from the original on 08 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230325022514/https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/crude-oils/crude-trading/girassol. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230919165634/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328805992_Continental_Slopes_of_the_West_Africa_Region_A_Unique_Treasure_of_Hydrocarbons. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230404023459/https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/girassol/. Archived from the original on 04 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 (PDF) https://eiti.org/sites/default/files/2024-05/1%C2%BA%20Relato%CC%81rio%20ITIE%20Angola_31.12.2021%20%28EN%29.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210917210115/https://www.offshore-mag.com/production/article/16782158/total-starts-clov-oil-production-offshore-angola. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)