Mopane Oil Field (Namibia)

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Mopane Oil Field is a discovered oil field in Namibia.

Mopane Oil Field is a part of the Mopane Oil Project (Namibia).

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Mopane discovered[1][2] TotalEnergies[3] Galp Energia SGPS SA [40%]; National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia [10%]; TotalEnergies SE [40%]; Custos Energy [10%][3][4][4][4] 2024[5] – – conventional[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Mopane Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil oil in place 10000.0 million bbl 2024 ​[6][7]

Table 3: Production from Mopane Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production design capacity oil 43.8 million bbl/y 2031 ​[8]
production design capacity hydrocarbons 77.02 million boe/y 2037 ​[9]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Mopane Oil Field

Concession/Block Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
PEL 83[4] Orange offshore, Namibia[10] offshore[5] -28.846, 13.9075 (exact)[10]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Mopane Oil Project (Namibia):

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/africa/news/55332772/galp-energia-totalenergies-and-chevron-vie-for-stake-in-namibia-fiel. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/totalenergies-chevron-lead-race-buy-stake-galps-mopane-namibia-sources-say-2025-11-19/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://totalenergies.com/news/press-releases/namibia-totalenergies-concludes-agreement-galp-enter-operator-prolific-pel-83. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240115035642/https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/africa/ep-africa/545162/galp-strikes-significant-discovery-off-namibia-to-drill-deeper/. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240115023506/https://www.offshore-energy.biz/semi-sub-rig-finds-significant-oil-discovery-offshore-namibia/. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240207181223/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ID3r13KD0. Archived from the original on 07 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240425160229/https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/africa/article/55019840/mopane-oil-find-offshore-namibia-could-be-a-supergiant?o_eid=3576I2756701B8H&oly_enc_id=3576I2756701B8H&rdx.ident%255Bpull%255D=omeda%257C3576I2756701B8H. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |3576I2756701B8H&utm_campaign= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ (PDF) https://www.opec.org/assets/assetdb/woo-2025.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/100924-supermajors-vie-for-stake-in-galps-huge-mopane-oil-find-off-namibia. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240122192349/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/ci/research-analysis/2023-international-exploration-review-and-2024-hiw-outlook.html. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)