Orca Oil and Gas Field (Mauritania)

This article is part of the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor project.

Related categories:

Orca Oil and Gas Field is a discovered oil and gas field in Mauritania.

Along with BirAllah Gas Field (Mauritania), Orca is a part of the BirAllah Hub complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Orca Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Orca	Discovered^[1]	BP^[1]	BP (62.0%); Kosmos Energy (28.0%); Société Mauritanienne Des Hydrocarbures et de Patrimoine Minier (10.0%)^[1]	2019^[2]	2025 (expected)^[3]	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Orca Oil and Gas Field

million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
hydrocarbons	recoverable resources	1300	million boe	2019	^[2]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Orca Oil and Gas Field


Concession/Block	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block C8^[1]	Offshore, Mauritania^[4]	16.592, -17.171 (approximate)^[4]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the BirAllah Hub complex:

Loading map...

Articles and Resources

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of oil and gas extraction sites, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230130120530/https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/news-and-insights/press-releases/bp-drilling-campaign-confirms-potential-of-gas-resources-offshore-mauritania-and-senegal.html. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210829224248/https://www.rystadenergy.com/newsevents/news/press-releases/orca-1-is-2019s-largest-gas-discovery/. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240120060420/https://lngprime.com/contracts-and-tenders/bp-kosmos-ink-new-deal-for-mauritanian-gas-field/63709/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230329214613/https://www.mees.com/2022/3/4/oil-gas/kosmos-eyes-progress-at-mauritanias-50tcf-birallah-amid-european-gas-crunch/7a55dea0-9bca-11ec-9e63-f30f94cf4b52. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230130120530/https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/news-and-insights/press-releases/bp-drilling-campaign-confirms-potential-of-gas-resources-offshore-mauritania-and-senegal.html. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210829224248/https://www.rystadenergy.com/newsevents/news/press-releases/orca-1-is-2019s-largest-gas-discovery/. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_2-3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20240120060420/https://lngprime.com/contracts-and-tenders/bp-kosmos-ink-new-deal-for-mauritanian-gas-field/63709/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[autoref_3-4] 4.0 ^4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230329214613/https://www.mees.com/2022/3/4/oil-gas/kosmos-eyes-progress-at-mauritanias-50tcf-birallah-amid-european-gas-crunch/7a55dea0-9bca-11ec-9e63-f30f94cf4b52. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]