Barracuda Gas Project (Trinidad and Tobago)

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Barracuda Gas Project (Project Barracuda) is an operating gas project in Trinidad and Tobago.


The project consists of the following units:

Barracuda Gas Project is also sometimes referred to as Block 5C.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Project-level project details for Barracuda Gas Project

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
Barracuda Operating[1] BG Group[2] BG Group (100.0%)[2] 2020[2] 2021[1] Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Barracuda Gas Project

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas reserves 113266.32 million m³ 2009 [3]

Table 3: Production from Barracuda Gas Project

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production design capacity gas 2273.82 million m³/y 2021 [1]

Location

Table 4: Project-level location details for Barracuda Gas Project

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 5C[1] Offshore, Trinidad and Tobago[4] Offshore[5] 10.24, -60.132 (approximate)[4]

The map below shows the approximate location of the project:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211118215428/https://www.ogj.com/drilling-production/production-operations/field-start-ups/article/14207301/shell-delivers-first-gas-from-barracuda-eyes-additional-trinidad-and-tobago-development. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230531004429/https://www.shell.com/media/news-and-media-releases/2021/shell-delivers-first-gas-from-barracuda-project.html. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221208100325/http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/endeavour-well/. Archived from the original on 08 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230323133903/https://ngc.co.tt/wp-content/uploads/pdf/publications/Energy-Map-of-Trinidad-Tobago-2017.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)