Espoir Oil and Gas Field (Côte d'Ivoire)

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Espoir Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Côte d'Ivoire.

Project Details

Main Data

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

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
Espoir	Operating	–	PETROCI (20.0%); Tullow (21.33%); Canadian Natural Resources (58.67%)	1985	–	2002	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Espoir Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	recoverable reserves	5096.98	million m³	2017	​
oil	recoverable reserves	93	million bbl	2017	​

Location

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

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block CI-26	Offshore, Côte d'Ivoire	Offshore	5.004, -4.465 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Additional Data

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