Ibhubesi Gas Field (South Africa)

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Ibhubesi Gas Field is a discovered gas field in South Africa.

Ibhubesi Gas Field is a part of the Ibhubesi complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Ibhubesi Gas Field

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Ibhubesi	Discovered	Sunbird Energy	Sunbird Energy (76.0%); PetroSA (24.0%)	1981	–	2025 (expected)	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Ibhubesi Gas Field

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

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
condensate	2p reserves	4.3	million bbl	2013	​
gas	2p reserves	15290.95	million m³	2016	​
gas	estimated gas-in-place	226532.63	million m³	2023	​

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Ibhubesi Gas Field

Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
2A	Orange	Onshore, South Africa	Onshore	-30.7549, 16.2825 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Ibhubesi complex:

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Additional Data

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