Dorado Oil and Gas Field (Western Australia, Australia)

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Dorado Oil and Gas Field is a discovered oil and gas field in Western Australia, Australia.

Dorado is a part of the Dorado complex.

Dorado Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Dorado Phase 1.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Dorado Discovered[1][2][3] Santos[3] Santos WA Northwest (80.0%); Carnarvon Energy (20.0%)[4][5] 2018[2] 2024 (expected)[6] 2027 (expected)[7]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Dorado Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas 2C 21180.8 million m³ 2023 [4]
liquids EUR 350 million bbl 2022 [7]
oil and condensate 2C 162 million bbl 2023 [4]

Table 3: Production from Dorado Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production design capacity oil 32.12 million bbl/y 2027 [7][1][8]

Location

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

Concession/Block Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
WA-437-P[9] oebuck Western Australia, Australia[2][7] -19.0272, 118.7435 (exact)[2][7]

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

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Resources and energy major projects". Department of Industry, Science and Resources. 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "DMIRS Data and Software Centre". Government of Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation, and Safety. 2020. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.offshore-mag.com/home/article/14291315/top-5-projects-to-watch-operators-advance-field-development-plans. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230410014610/https://www.carnarvon.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2530610.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108232454/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/dorado-oil-and-gas-project/. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108231510/https://www.offshore-technology.com/data-insights/oil-gas-field-profile-dorado-conventional-oil-field-australia/. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 (PDF) https://www.nopsema.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/OPP%20-%20Dorado%20Development%20Offshore%20Project%20Proposal%20-%20Rev%207%20-%20December%202022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240209184511/https://ar2022.carnarvon.com.au/dorado-development/. Archived from the original on 09 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108232706/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-dorado-conventional-oil-field-australia/. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)