Velasquez Oil and Gas Field (Boyaca, Colombia)

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Velasquez Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Boyaca, Colombia.

Along with Palagua Oil and Gas Field (Boyaca, Colombia), Velasquez is a part of the Velásquez-Palagua Oil Complex (Colombia).

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Velasquez	Operating	Mansarovar Energy Colombia Ltd	–	1946	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Velasquez Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production	gas	4.44	million m³/y	2019
production	oil	1.09	million bbl/y	2019
production	gas	4.53	million m³/y	2022
production	oil	1.06	million bbl/y	2022

Location

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

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

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Velásquez-Palagua complex:

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