Kudu Gas Field (Namibia)

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Kudu Gas Field is a discovered gas field in Namibia.

Kudu is a part of the Kudu complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Kudu	Discovered	BW Kudu	BW Kudu (56.0%); National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (44.0%)	1974	2024 (expected)	2026 (expected)

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Kudu Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
gas	proven reserves	36811.55	million m³	2023

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Kudu Gas Field

Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kudu	Orange	Offshore, Namibia	-28.5352, 14.6623 (exact)

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

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