Meji Oil Field (Nigeria)

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Meji Oil Field is a shut in oil field in Nigeria.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Meji Shut in[1] Chevron[2] Chevron (40.0%); Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (60.0%)[3] 1964[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Meji Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil reserves 16 million bbl 2007 [3]

Table 3: Production from Meji Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 8.44 million bbl/y 2015 [2]
production Crude oil 9.1 million bbl/y 2018 [4]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Meji Oil Field

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
OML 90[5] Offshore, Nigeria[6] 5.45, 5.139 (exact)[6]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230807232100/https://www.nuprc.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/OIL_PRODUCTION_STATUS_REPORT_AS_AT_DECEMBER_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation 2015 Annual Statistical Bulletin" (PDF). Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220812035734/https://worldoil.com/magazine/2007/september-2007/. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221212041431/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-nigeria.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230207195804/http://trosoffshore.com/Assets/Map%20of%20Nigeria%20Oil%20Field.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project" (PDF). World Bank. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.