Barracouta West Oil and Gas Field (Victoria, Australia)

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Barracouta West Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Victoria, Australia.

Barracouta West Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as West Barracouta.

Project Details

Main Data

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

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Barracouta West	Operating	Esso Australia Pty Ltd	Woodside Energy (50.0%); Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd. (50.0%)	1969	2018	2021	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Barracouta West Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	remaining reserves	7872.01	million m³	2021	​

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Barracouta West Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
VIC/L1; VIC/L2	Victoria, Australia	Offshore	-38.2947, 147.618 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the field:

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