Payara Oil and Gas Field (Guyana)

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

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Payara	Operating	ExxonMobil	ExxonMobil (45.0%); Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd (30.0%); CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Ltd (25.0%)	2017	2020	2023

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Payara Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
gas	Resources	22313.46	million m³	2021
liquids	Resources	563	million bbl	2021

Table 3: Production from Payara Oil and Gas Field

million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production design capacity	hydrocarbons	80.3	million boe/y	2020

Location

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

Concession/Block	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Stabroek Block	Offshore, Guyana	8.2836, -56.9535 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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