Kipper Oil and Gas Field (Victoria, Australia)

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Kipper Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Victoria, Australia.

Kipper is a part of the Bass Strait complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Kipper	Operating	ExxonMobil	ExxonMobil (32.5%); Mitsui & Co (35.0%); Woodside Energy Group (32.5%)	1986	–	2017

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Kipper Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
condensate and LPG	recoverable reserves	30	million bbl	[not stated]
gas	recoverable reserves	17556.28	million m³	[not stated]
gas	estimated	17416	million m³	2016

Location

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

Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Vic/L9; Vic/L25	Gippsland	Victoria, Australia	-38.18, 148.59 (exact)

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

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