UM8 Oil and Gas Field (Angola)

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UM8 Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Angola.

Along with Cabaça Norte Oil Field (Angola) and Cabaça South East Oil Field (Angola), UM8 is a part of the East Hub Oil Project (Angola).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for UM8 Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
UM8	Operating	Eni S.P.A.	Eni S.P.A. (36.84%); Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção (36.84%); SSI Fifteen Limited (26.32%)	2014	–	2018

Location

Table 2: field-level location details for UM8 Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 15/06	Unknown, Angola	-6.272, 11.2208 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the East Hub complex:

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