Morichal Oil Field (Venezuela)

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Morichal Oil Field is an operating oil field in Venezuela.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Morichal Operating[1] PDVSA (100.0%)[1] 1958[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Morichal Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 7.3 million bbl/y 2020 [1]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Morichal Oil Field

Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maturin Onshore, Venezuela[3] 8.8777, -62.9962 (approximate)[3]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210729141245/https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/052720-venezuelas-orinoco-belt-crude-output-drops-to-235000-bd-lowest-since-september-2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Oil and Gas Journal (2019). "Worldwide Oil Field Production Survey Historical Version Data from 1980-2017". OGJ. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Raymond W. Fary Jr. (1980). "Oil and gas fields in Venezuela" (PDF). USGS. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.