Merluza Gas Field (São Paulo, Brazil)

This article is part of the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project.

Related categories:

Merluza Gas Field is a mothballed gas field in São Paulo, Brazil.

Project Details

Main Data

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

¹Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID¹ year	Production start year	Production type
Merluza	mothballed^[1]	Petróleo Brasileiro^[1]	Petróleo Brasileiro SA [100%]^[2]	1979^[1]	–	1992^[1]	conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Merluza 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	12544.68	million m³	2024	^[3]
oil	volume in place	40.37	million bbl	2024	^[3]

Table 3: Production from Merluza Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
cumulative production	gas	8499.0	million m³	2020	^[4]
cumulative production	gas	8016.99	million m³	2023	^[5]
cumulative production	oil	14.53	million bbl	2023	^[5]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Merluza Gas Field


Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Santos	São Paulo, Brazil^[1]^[1]	offshore^[1]	-25.266, -45.257 (exact)^[1]^[1]

The map below shows the exact location of Merluza Gas Field:

Loading map...

Articles and Resources

Additional Data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of oil and gas extraction sites, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

↑ ^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)
↑ https://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/anuario-estatistico/oil-natural-gas-and-biofuels-statistical-yearbook-2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 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)
↑ (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)
↑ ^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)

[autoref_0-1] 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)

[autoref_1-2] ttps://www.gov.br/anp/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/anuario-estatistico/oil-natural-gas-and-biofuels-statistical-yearbook-2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 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)

[autoref_3-4] (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)

[autoref_4-5] 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)

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]