Macau Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)

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Macau Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Macau operating[1] 3R RNCE[2] 3R RNCE [100%][2] 1982[3] – 1982[3] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Macau 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 volume in place 1003.46 million m³ 2024 ​[4]
oil volume in place 178.71 million bbl 2024 ​[4]

Table 3: Production from Macau 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 gas 196.23 million m³ 2023 ​[5]
cumulative production oil 36.91 million bbl 2023 ​[5]
production gas 7.3 million m³/y 2024 ​[1]
production oil 1.08 million bbl/y 2024 ​[1]

Location

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

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil[3] offshore[6] -5.086, -36.537 (exact)[3]

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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/20250327182449/https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiZjZhZDliMTYtOWIyZi00OGY5LWJkYzItOTQ1MzFjZGMzMDNkIiwidCI6IjQ0OTlmNGZmLTI0YTYtNGI0Mi1iN2VmLTEyNGFmY2FkYzkxMyJ9. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/anuario-estatistico/oil-natural-gas-and-biofuels-statistical-yearbook-2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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)
  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-2023.xlsx/view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)