Erha/Erha North Oil and Gas Field (Nigeria)

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Erha/Erha North Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Nigeria.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Erha/Erha North Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Erha/Erha North Operating[1] Esso[2] ExxonMobil (56.25%); Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Co. Ltd. (43.75%)[3] 1999[4] 2006[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Erha/Erha North Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil recoverable reserves 500 million bbl [not stated] [6]

Table 3: Production from Erha/Erha North Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production gas 3523.6 million m³/y 2015 [7]
production oil 33.47 million bbl/y 2015 [7]
production Crude oil 77 million bbl/y 2018 [8]
production oil 46.23 million bbl/y 2022 [1]
production oil 21.6 million bbl/y 2021 [9]
production oil 23.6 million bbl/y 2020 [10]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Erha/Erha North Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
OML 133[11] Offshore, Nigeria[12] 5.372, 4.343 (exact)[12]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230822234755/https://www.nuprc.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Concession-Situation-as-at-21-07-2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. (PDF) https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/erha-conventional-oil-field-nigeria/, https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/companies/article/14281358/exxonmobil-renews-offshore-nigerian-leases, https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-nigeria.pdf https://www.ogj.com/drilling-production/article/17282074/erha-oil-and-gas-field-on-stream-off-nigeria, https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/erha-conventional-oil-field-nigeria/, https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/companies/article/14281358/exxonmobil-renews-offshore-nigerian-leases, https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2017-18/myb3-2017-18-nigeria.pdf. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  9. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221207110416/https://www.nuprc.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2021_PRODUCTION_DATA.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230809211215/https://www.nuprc.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2020-Production-data.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  12. 12.0 12.1 "Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project" (PDF). World Bank. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.