Baleia Azul Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil)

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Baleia Azul Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Along with Baleia Anã Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil), Cachalote Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil), Caxaréu Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil), Jubarte Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil), Pirambu Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil), and Baleia Franca Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil), Baleia Azul Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Parque das Baleias Oil and Gas Project (Espírito Santo, Brazil).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Baleia Azul Oil and 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
Baleia Azul	Operating	Petrobras	Petrobras (100.0%)	–	–	2012	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Baleia Azul Oil and Gas Field

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

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	gas in place	7493	million m³	[not stated]	​
oil	volume in place	987.5	million bbl	[not stated]	​

Table 3: Production from Baleia Azul Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production	oil	7.3	million bbl/y	2012

Location

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

Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Espírito Santo, Brazil	Offshore	-21.325, -40.007 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Parque das Baleias complex:

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