Mopane Oil Field (Namibia)

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Mopane Oil Field is a discovered oil field in Namibia.

Mopane Oil Field is a part of the Mopane complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Mopane Oil Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Mopane Discovered[1][2] Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A.[2] Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A. (80.0%); Custos Energy (10.0%); National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (10.0%)[3] 2024[2] 2030 (expected)[4] Conventional[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Mopane Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil oil in place 10000 million bbl 2024 [5][6]

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Mopane Oil Field

Concession/Block Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
PEL 83[3] Orange Offshore, Namibia[7] Offshore[2] -28.846, 13.9075 (exact)[7]

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

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240130191800/https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/africa/article/14304124/galp-finds-deeper-lying-oil-with-mopane-well-offshore-namibia?o_eid=3576I2756701B8H&oly_enc_id=3576I2756701B8H&rdx.ident%255Bpull%255D=omeda%257C3576I2756701B8H. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |3576I2756701B8H&utm_campaign= ignored (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240115023506/https://www.offshore-energy.biz/semi-sub-rig-finds-significant-oil-discovery-offshore-namibia/. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240115035642/https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/africa/ep-africa/545162/galp-strikes-significant-discovery-off-namibia-to-drill-deeper/. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://thebusinessexecutive.net/10-billion-barrels-of-oil-discovered-off-namibian-coast-production-starts-2030/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240207181223/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3ID3r13KD0. Archived from the original on 07 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240425160229/https://www.offshore-mag.com/regional-reports/africa/article/55019840/mopane-oil-find-offshore-namibia-could-be-a-supergiant?o_eid=3576I2756701B8H&oly_enc_id=3576I2756701B8H&rdx.ident%255Bpull%255D=omeda%257C3576I2756701B8H. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |3576I2756701B8H&utm_campaign= ignored (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240122192349/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/ci/research-analysis/2023-international-exploration-review-and-2024-hiw-outlook.html. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)