Caracoles Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela)

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Caracoles Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Venezuela.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Caracoles	Operating^[1]	Petrolera Sino-Venezolana, S.A.^[2]	PDVSA (75.0%); CNPC (25.0%)^[2]	1952^[1]	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Caracoles Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
oil	oil in place	313	million bbl	2021	^[1]
oil	EUR	74	million bbl	2021	^[1]
oil	remaining recoverable reserves	24	million bbl	2021	^[1]

Table 3: Production from Caracoles Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
cumulative production	oil	50	million bbl	2021	^[1]

Location

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


Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Unknown, Venezuela	No location data found

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Rafael Sandrea, Martin Essenfeld (2021). "The Future of Venezuela's Oil Industry" (PDF). Eprinc. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "PETRÓLEOS DE VENEZUELA, S.A. EX-99.T3". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. October 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

[Future_of_Venezuela's_Oil_Industry-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Rafael Sandrea, Martin Essenfeld (2021). "The Future of Venezuela's Oil Industry" (PDF). Eprinc. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[PDVSA_2015_EX-99-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "PETRÓLEOS DE VENEZUELA, S.A. EX-99.T3". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. October 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

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