Orca Oil Field (Angola)

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Orca Oil Field is a discovered oil field in Angola.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Orca Discovered[1] TotalEnergies[2] Sonangol E.P. (20.0%); BP (30.0%); TotalEnergies (50.0%)[3] 2014[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Orca Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil reserves 733 million bbl 2015 [5]
oil resource potential 550 million bbl 2013 [6]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Orca Oil Field

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 20/11[4] Offshore, Angola[2] -9.373, 12.521 (exact)[2]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1471261/000110465914033085/a14-11473_2ex99d1.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "African Energy Atlas 2021". Scribd. 2021. Archived from https://dokumen.pub/qdownload/african-energy-atlas-2020-2021-2020-2021nbsped.html the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Invalid |url-status=Live (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230316114604/https://totalenergies.com/media/news/press-releases/angola-total-acquires-interests-two-new-offshore-licenses-view-developing-new-production-hub. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625135130/https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-block-20-24553211/. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20230919165634/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328805992_Continental_Slopes_of_the_West_Africa_Region_A_Unique_Treasure_of_Hydrocarbons. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220627052949/https://www.cobaltintl.com/global-operations. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)