Hammerhead Oil and Gas Field (Guyana)

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Hammerhead Oil and Gas Field is a discovered oil and gas field in Guyana.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Hammerhead	Discovered	ExxonMobil	ExxonMobil (45.0%); Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd (30.0%); CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Ltd (25.0%)	2018	–	2025 (expected)

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Hammerhead Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
crude oil and condensate	remaining recoverable reserves	387.6	million bbl	2022
gas	Resources	23587.71	million m³	2021
gas	remaining recoverable reserves	4654.4	million m³	2022
liquids	Resources	706	million bbl	2021
oil	reserves	500	million bbl	2022

Location

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

Concession/Block	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Stabroek Block	Offshore, Guyana	7.9865, -57.1038 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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