Bakong Gas Field (Malaysia)

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Bakong Gas Field is an operating gas field in Malaysia.

Along with Jerun Gas Field (Malaysia) and Larak Gas Field (Malaysia), Bakong Gas Field is a part of the SK408 complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type2
Bakong	Operating	SapuraOMV	SapuraOMV (40.0%); Sarawak Shell Berhad (30.0%); Petronas Carigali (30.0%)	2014	2018	2020	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Bakong 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	6.41	million bbl	2023	​
gas	remaining recoverable reserves	18280.62	million m³	2023	​

Table 3: Production from Bakong Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production	gas	2067.11	million m³/y	2022

Location

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

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
SK408	Offshore, Malaysia	Offshore	4.779, 112.9387 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the SK408 complex:

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