Marimba Oil Field (Angola)

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Marimba Oil Field is an operating oil field in Angola.

Along with Bavuca Oil and Gas Field (Angola), Chocalho Oil and Gas Field (Angola), Clochas Oil and Gas Field (Angola), Hungo Oil Field (Angola), Kissanje Oil Field (Angola), and Mavacola Oil and Gas Field (Angola), Marimba Oil Field is a part of the Kizomba A Oil Project (Angola).

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Marimba operating[1] Exxon Mobil[2] Equinor ASA [13%]; Eni SpA [20%]; Exxon Mobil Corp [40%]; BP PLC [26%][2][2][2][2] 1998[3] – 2007[2] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Marimba Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
hydrocarbons reserves 85.76 million boe 2018 ​[4]
oil reserves 80.0 million bbl 2007 ​[2]

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Marimba Oil Field

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 15[2] offshore, Angola[5] offshore[6] -6.3772, 11.0124 (exact)[5]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Kizomba A Oil Project (Angola):

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230311141221/http://www.eni.com/assets/documents/eng/reports/2020/Fact-Book-2020-eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220120055133/https://www.equinor.com/en/news/archive/2007/10/26/MarimbaStartup.html. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20250515171636/https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/africa/article/14285504/exxon-mobil-makes-first-oil-find-in-offshore-angola-block-since-2003. Archived from the original on 15 May 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://anpg-lab-test-01-ne-appsvc-gad-redep-frontend.azurewebsites.net/loja. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)