Mejillones Gas Field (Venezuela)

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Mejillones Gas Field is a discovered gas field in Venezuela.

Along with Dragon Gas Field (Venezuela), Patao Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela), and Rio Caribe Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela), Mejillones Gas Field is a part of the Mariscal Sucre Project.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Mejillones Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Mejillones discovered[1] Petróleo Brasileiro SA [35%]; Petróleos de Venezuela SA [65%][2][2] 1980[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Mejillones Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas EUR 20954.58 million m³ 2000 [3]

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Mejillones Gas Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
offshore, Venezuela[4] offshore[5] 10.8531, -62.0685 (exact)[4]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Mariscal Sucre Project ():

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. (PDF) https://eprinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/The-Future-of-Venezuela%E2%80%99s-Oil-Industry.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200820/https://www.ogj.com/pipelines-transportation/lng/article/17279994/petrobras-pdvsa-to-develop-mariscal-sucre-gas. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220503155422/https://pubs.usgs.gov/cp/50/report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221007051745/http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:169774/FULLTEXT01.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)