Balam Oil and Gas Field (Federal Offshore, Mexico)

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Balam Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Federal Offshore, Mexico.

Along with 10 other assets (listed on Cantarell Oil and Gas Complex (Mexico)), Balam Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Cantarell complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

¹Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID¹ year	Production start year	Production type
Balam	Operating^[1]	PEMEX^[2]	PEMEX (100.0%)^[3]	1991^[2]	–	1993^[2]	Conventional^[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Balam Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
condensate	2P reserves	1.49	million bbl	2023	^[5]
condensate	2p reserves	2.79	million bbl	2024	^[1]
crude oil	2P reserves	171.89	million bbl	2023	^[5]
gas	2P reserves	1415.83	million m³	2023	^[5]
gas	2p reserves	1319.41	million m³	2024	^[1]
oil	2p reserves	147.49	million bbl	2024	^[1]

Table 3: Production from Balam Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
cumulative production	associated gas	1287.82	million m³	2020	^[1]
cumulative production	condensate	0	million bbl	2020	^[1]
cumulative production	nonassociated gas	0	million m³	2020	^[1]
cumulative production	oil	183.69	million bbl	2020	^[1]
production	associated gas	137.09	million m³/y	2020	^[1]
production	condensate	0	million bbl/y	2020	^[1]
production	nonassociated gas	0	million m³/y	2020	^[1]
production	oil	16.82	million bbl/y	2020	^[1]
production	associated gas	145.01	million m³/y	2022	^[1]
production	crude oil	17.7	million bbl/y	2022	^[1]
production	oil	23.89	million bbl/y	2023	^[1]
production	condensate	0	million bbl/y	2023	^[1]
production	gas	201.17	million m³/y	2023	^[1]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Balam Oil and Gas Field


Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
A-0039-Balam; A-0120-Ek^[4]	Pilar-Reforma-Akal	Federal Offshore, Mexico^[2]	Offshore^[6]	19.4853, -91.9563 (exact)^[2]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Cantarell complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

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