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

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
Hammerhead	Discovered	ExxonMobil	ExxonMobil (45.0%); Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd (30.0%); CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Ltd (25.0%)	2018	2025 (expected)	2029 (expected)	Conventional

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	Reserves 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	​

Table 3: Production from Hammerhead 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	54.75	million bbl/y	2029

Location

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

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

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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