Pedernales Oil and Gas Field (Venezuela)

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Pedernales Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Venezuela.

Project Details

Main Data

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

¹Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID¹ year	Production start year	Production type
Pedernales	Operating^[1]	Petrowarao, S.A.^[2]	PDVSA (60.0%); Perenco (40.0%)^[2]	1933^[1]	–	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Pedernales Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
oil	oil in place	1447	million bbl	2021	^[1]
oil	EUR	209	million bbl	2021	^[1]
oil	remaining recoverable reserves	99	million bbl	2021	^[1]

Table 3: Production from Pedernales Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
cumulative production	oil	110	million bbl	2021	^[1]

Location

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


Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maturin	Offshore, Venezuela^[3]	Offshore^[4]	9.9777, -62.2591 (exact)^[3]

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Rafael Sandrea, Martin Essenfeld (2021). "The Future of Venezuela's Oil Industry" (PDF). Eprinc. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Francisco Monaldi, Igor Hernández, José la Rosa (43862). "The Collapse of the Venezuelan Oil Industry: The Role of Above-Ground Risks Limiting FDI" (PDF). Baker Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ ^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.
↑ Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

[Future_of_Venezuela's_Oil_Industry-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Rafael Sandrea, Martin Essenfeld (2021). "The Future of Venezuela's Oil Industry" (PDF). Eprinc. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[COVOI2020-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Francisco Monaldi, Igor Hernández, José la Rosa (43862). "The Collapse of the Venezuelan Oil Industry: The Role of Above-Ground Risks Limiting FDI" (PDF). Baker Institute. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1980/0782/plate-1.pdf-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.

[NEOcean2023-4] Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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