Graff Oil and Gas Field (Namibia)

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Graff Oil and Gas Field is a discovered oil and gas field in Namibia.

Graff Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Graff complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Graff 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
Graff Discovered[1] Shell plc[1][2][3] QatarEnergy (45.0%); Shell plc (45.0%); National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (10.0%)[1] 2022[1] 2027 (expected)[4] 2032 (expected)[5][6][4] Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Graff Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
crude oil reserves 300 million bbl 2022 [6]
gas resources 155741.19 million m³ 2023 [7]
hydrocarbons reserves 340 million boe 2022 [5]
hydrocarbons estimated resources 149 million boe 2023 [4]
oil oil-in-place 2380 million bbl 2023 [8]
oil recoverable resources 735 million bbl 2023 [9]
oil recoverable resources 200 million bbl 2024 [10][11]

Table 3: Production from Graff 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 36.5 million bbl/y 2030 [12]

Location

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

Concession/Block Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 2914A[13] Orange Offshore, Namibia[3] Offshore[14] -29.6891, 13.9398 (exact)[3]

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

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Background

In 2022, Shell announced the Graff field holds 2 billion boe of oil and gas.

Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

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