Velásquez-Palagua Oil Complex (Boyaca, Colombia)

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Velásquez-Palagua Oil Complex is an operating oil complex in Boyaca, Colombia.

The project consists of the following units:

• Palagua Oil and Gas Field (Boyaca, Colombia)
• Velasquez Oil and Gas Field (Boyaca, Colombia)

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Complex-level project details for Velásquez-Palagua Oil Complex

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type2
Velásquez-Palagua	Operating	–	–	–	–	–	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Velásquez-Palagua Oil Complex

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
oil	reserves	300	million bbl	2014	​

Location

Table 3: Complex-level location details for Velásquez-Palagua Oil Complex

Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Boyaca, Colombia	Onshore	6.131, -74.477 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the complex:

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