Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project (Angola)

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Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project is an operating oil and gas project in Angola.


The project consists of the following units:

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Project-level project details for Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Greater Plutonio Operating[1][2] Azule Energy[2][1] BP (46.0%); Sinopec International (37.72%); Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção (16.28%)[1] 1999[3][4] 2007[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
crude oil and condensate remaining recoverable reserves 134.15 million bbl 2022 [6]
oil estimated 750 million bbl 2022 [2][4]
oil 2P and 2C 220 million bbl 2022 [7]

Table 3: Production from Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
cumulative production oil 600 million bbl 2020 [1]
production oil 27.74 million bbl/y [not stated] [3]
production oil and condensate 65.05 million bbl/y 2013 [6]
production hydrocarbons 15.8 million boe/y 2022 [6]
production oil 29.2 million bbl/y 2022 [7]
production design capacity oil 80.3 million bbl/y [not stated] [3]

Location

Table 4: project-level location details for Greater Plutonio Oil and Gas Project

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 18[1] Offshore, Angola[8] -7.985, 12.3278 (approximate)[8]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230118052256/https://www.bp.com/en_ao/angola/home/where-we-operate/operated-by-us/block-18--greater-plutonio-.html. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230204053747/https://www.energycapitalpower.com/top-five-largest-oil-fields-in-angola-by-estimated-reserves/. Archived from the original on 04 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525091758/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/platina-oil-field-development/. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230320115434/https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/greater_plutonio/. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20230201115340/https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-block-18-greater-plutonio-557856/. Archived from the original on 01 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230401065137/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/greater-plutonio-complex-conventional-oil-field-angola/. Archived from the original on 01 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230204085338/https://theenergyyear.com/news/jv-acquires-three-offshore-blocks-in-angola/. Archived from the original on 04 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220122230413/https://www.sonangol.co.ao/Style%20Library/pt-pt/Pdf/upstream/GAD201301-DMB0001-I+AD.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)