Marlim Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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Marlim Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Marlim operating[1] Petróleo Brasileiro[1] Petróleo Brasileiro SA [100%][2] 1985[1] – 1991[1] unconventional[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Marlim 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 original volume in place 75399.84 million m³ 2015 ​[4]
gas volume in place 81586.19 million m³ 2024 ​[5]
oil original oil in place 6509.63 million bbl 2015 ​[4]
oil volume in place 6760.48 million bbl 2024 ​[5]

Table 3: Production from Marlim 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 38075.52 million m³ 2020 ​[6]
cumulative production oil 2609.0 million bbl 2020 ​[6]
cumulative production gas 36166.31 million m³ 2023 ​[7]
cumulative production oil 2638.79 million bbl 2023 ​[7]
production gas 113.88 million m³/y 2020 ​[6]
production oil 9.93 million bbl/y 2020 ​[6]
production gas 91.21 million m³/y 2022 ​[3]
production oil 5.63 million bbl/y 2022 ​[3]
production gas 339.45 million m³/y 2024 ​[8]
production oil 17.57 million bbl/y 2024 ​[8]

Location

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

Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Campos Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1][1] offshore[1] -22.424, -40.071 (exact)[1][1]

The map below shows the exact location of Marlim Oil and Gas Field:

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Background

In 2023, the production, storage and offloading vessel Anita Garibaldi started production at the Marlim field.[9]

In 2022, Petrobras closed and removed a 50% stake in the Marlim field according to a securities filing, "Considering the alignment of concessions with the company's strategy and the improvement of its economic and financial indicators". The field was considered to be a difficult sell due to the high cost in the US$Billions and would have left Petrobras as the operator.[10]

Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 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)
  2. ↑ https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/anuario-estatistico/arquivos-yearbook-2023/section-1/frame/f1-3.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/boletins-anp/boletins/boletim-mensal-da-producao-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210830233226/http://www.anp.gov.br/images/planos_desenvolvimento/Marlim.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. {{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-2024.xlsx/view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230313115221/https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/boletins-anp/bmp/2020/2020-012-boletim.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 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)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 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)
  9. ↑ Palmigiani, Fabio (2023-08-16). "Modec FPSO starts up amid $3.6 billion Campos basin production drive". upstreamonline.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  10. ↑ "Petrobras gives up selling Marlim oil field". Reuters. April 4th, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)