Zarama Gas Field (Nigeria)

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Zarama Gas Field is a mothballed gas field in Nigeria.

Project Details

Main Data

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

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Zarama	mothballed	The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria	The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd [30%]; NNPC Ltd [55%]; Nigerian Agip Oil Company Ltd [5%]; TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Ltd [10%]	–	–	–	conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Zarama Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
crude oil and condensate	Remaining recoverable reserves	21.46	million bbl	2021	​
gas	Remaining recoverable reserves	41282.79	million m³	2021	​

Table 3: Production from Zarama Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production design capacity	crude oil and condensate	8.04	million bbl/y	2011	​
production design capacity	gas	5819.17	million m³/y	2011	​

Location

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

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
OML 28	onshore, Nigeria	onshore	5.1239, 6.3925 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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