Liza Oil and Gas Field (Guyana)

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Liza Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Guyana.

Along with Liza Deep Oil and Gas Field (Guyana) and Lancetfish-2 Oil and Gas Field (Guyana), Liza Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Liza complex.

Liza Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Liza 1, Destiny.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Liza 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
Liza	Operating	ExxonMobil	ExxonMobil (45.0%); Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd (30.0%); CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Ltd (25.0%)	2015	2017	2019	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Liza Oil and Gas Field

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

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	Resources	52130.82	million m³	2021	​
liquids	Resources	1300	million bbl	2021	​
oil	Resources	450	million bbl	2023	​

Table 3: Production from Liza Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production	oil	43.8	million bbl/y	2023
production design capacity	oil	43.8	million bbl/y	2019

Location

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

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Stabroek Block	Offshore, Guyana	Offshore	8.2244, -56.9426 (exact)

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

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