Pohokura Oil and Gas Field (New Zealand)

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Pohokura Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in New Zealand.

Pohokura is a part of the Pohokura complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Pohokura Operating[1][2] OMV New Zealand[3][4] OMV New Zealand (74.0%); Todd Energy (26.0%)[5][6] 2000[7] 2006[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Pohokura 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 Remaining recoverable reserves 12323.66 million m³ 2023 [1]
gas 2P reserves 7631.32 million m³ 2022 [8]
oil and condensate 2P reserves 5.4 million bbl 2022 [8]

Table 3: Production from Pohokura Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
cumulative production oil and condensate 14.5 million bbl 2010 [7]
cumulative production gas 5380.15 million m³ 2010 [7]
production hydrocarbons 8.85 million boe/y 2023 [1]
production gas 2000 million m³/y 2019 [9]
production crude oil 2 million bbl/y 2019 [9]
production oil 2.8 million bbl/y 2017 [10]
production liquids 0.95 million boe/y 2022 [2]
production gas 803.62 million m³/y 2022 [11]

Location

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

Concession/Block Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
38154[12] Taranaki Offshore, New Zealand[5] -38.9488, 174.2911 (exact)[5]

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

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Oil supply, transformation and consumption". Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment. 2022. Archived from the original on Nov 2, 2023. Retrieved Nov 2, 2023.
  3. https://www.omv.com/en/about-us/business-areas/energy/new-zealand. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230126185457/https://www.omv.nz/en-nz/activities/production/pohokura. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Climate Trace (44837). "asset_oil-and-gas-production-and-transport_ownership". Climate Trace. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Invalid |url-status=Live (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20230124183722/https://toddenergy.co.nz/our-business/. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230324201639/https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/pohokurafieldnewzeal/. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Oil and Condensate Reserves - as at 1 January 2023; Natural Gas - as at 1 January 2023". Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment. 2023. Archived from the original on Nov 2, 2023. Retrieved Nov 2, 2023.
  9. 9.0 9.1 (PDF) https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-new-zealand.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 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.
  11. "Gas Production and Consumption". Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment. 2022. Archived from the original on Nov 2, 2023. Retrieved Nov 2, 2023.
  12. "Petroleum Active Permits". New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals. 2023. Archived from the original on Nov 3, 2023. Retrieved Nov 3, 2023.