Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project (Angola)

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Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project is an operating oil and gas project in Angola.


The project consists of the following units:

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Project-level project details for Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Greater Plutonio operating[1][2][3] Azule Energy Holdings[2][1] Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção SA [16%]; BP PLC [46%]; Sinopec International [37%][2][2][2] 1999[4][5] 2004[5][6] 2007[7] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
crude oil and condensate remaining recoverable reserves 134.15 million bbl 2022 [8]
oil 2P and 2C 220.0 million bbl 2022 [9]
oil estimated 750.0 million bbl 2022 [5][1]

Table 3: Production from Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
cumulative production oil 600.0 million bbl 2020 [2]
production oil and condensate 65.05 million bbl/y 2013 [8]
production hydrocarbons 15.8 million boe/y 2022 [8]
production oil 29.2 million bbl/y 2022 [9]
production oil 27.74 million bbl/y [4]
production design capacity oil 80.3 million bbl/y [4]

Location

Table 4: Project-level location details for Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 18[2] offshore, Angola[10] offshore[11] -7.9437, 12.1458 (exact)[10]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230204053747/https://www.energycapitalpower.com/top-five-largest-oil-fields-in-angola-by-estimated-reserves/. Archived from the original on 04 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118052256/https://www.bp.com/en_ao/angola/home/where-we-operate/operated-by-us/block-18--greater-plutonio-.html. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.offshore-technology.com/data-insights/oil-gas-field-profile-greater-plutonio-complex-conventional-oil-field-angola/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525091758/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/platina-oil-field-development/. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230320115434/https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/greater_plutonio/. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20250516172426/https://www.offshore-mag.com/business-briefs/company-news/article/16802295/bp-receives-authorization-for-greater-plutonio. Archived from the original on 16 May 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20230201115340/https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-block-18-greater-plutonio-557856/. Archived from the original on 01 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230401065137/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/greater-plutonio-complex-conventional-oil-field-angola/. Archived from the original on 01 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230204085338/https://theenergyyear.com/news/jv-acquires-three-offshore-blocks-in-angola/. Archived from the original on 04 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://anpg-lab-test-01-ne-appsvc-gad-redep-frontend.azurewebsites.net/loja. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)