Libra Oil Block (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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Libra Oil Block is an operating oil block in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Along with Mero Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Libra Oil Block is a part of the Mero/Libra complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Block-level project details for Libra Oil Block

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
Libra	Operating	Petrobras	Petrobras (40.0%); Shell (20.0%); TotalEnergies (20.0%); CNOOC Limited (10.0%); CNPC (10.0%)	2010	2014	2017	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Libra Oil Block

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
oil	recoverable reserves	11450	million bbl	2018	​

Location

Table 3: Block-level location details for Libra Oil Block

Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Libra	Santos	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Offshore	-24.645, -42.045 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the block(s) within the Mero/Libra complex:

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Background

In 2021, Petrobras planned to dissolve the south-east area of the Libra block due being a distinct compartment and to low potential.

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Additional Data

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