Oil megaprojects (2011) explained
Following is a list of Oil megaprojects in the year 2011, projects that propose to bring more than 20000oilbbl/d of new liquid fuel capacity to market with the first production of fuel. This is part of the Wikipedia summary of Oil Megaprojects.
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Detailed list of projects for 2011
Terminology
- Year Startup: year of first oil. put specific date if available.
- Operator: company undertaking the project.
- Area: onshore (LAND), offshore (OFF), offshore deep water (ODW), tar sands (TAR).
- Type: liquid category (i.e. Natural Gas Liquids, Natural gas condensate, Crude oil)
- Grade: oil quality (light, medium, heavy, sour) or API gravity
- 2P resvs: 2P (proven + probable) oil reserves in giga barrels (Gb).
- GOR: The ratio of produced gas to produced oil, commonly abbreviated GOR.[1]
- Peak year: year of the production plateau/peak.
- Peak: maximum production expected (thousand barrels/day).
- Discovery: year of discovery.
- Capital investment: expected capital cost; FID (Final Investment Decision) - If no FID, then normally no project development contracts can be awarded. For many projects, a FEED stage (Front End Engineering Design) precedes the FID.
- Notes: comments about the project (footnotes).
- Ref: list of sources.
Notes and References
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- News: 2008 Results and Strategy Presentation, Eni, February 13, 2009.
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- News: TABLE-Gas liquefaction terminal projects, Reuters UK, September 24, 2007 . September 24, 2007.
- News: UPDATE 1-Eni takes 13.6 pct stake in Angola LNG project, Reuters UK, April 2, 2007 . April 2, 2007.
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- Web site: Exxon Mobil, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Mar 23, 2007 . secdatabase.com . May 15, 2018.
- Web site: EIA Iran Overview .
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- News: Iraq to Sign $1.2B Oil Service Deal with China, RIGZONE, August 19, 2008.
- News: Iraqi cabinet approves $3 bln oil deal with China, Guardian, September 2, 2008 . London . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080909142354/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7768883 . September 9, 2008 .
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- News: Iraq tenders for Halfaya oil production facility, March 15, 2009 . Reuters . March 15, 2009.
- Web site: CNPC/Total/Petronas/SOC - Halfaya Oil Field Redevelopment . 2011-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017184620/http://www.zawya.com/projects/project.cfm/pid211210013802?cc . 2012-10-17 . dead .
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- News: Verenex edges closer to Libya plot, Upstreamonline, November 11, 2008 . 2008-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326042308/http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article166324.ece . 2012-03-26 . dead.
- News: Chevron boss, Moshiri, raises hope on Escravos GTL project, The Guardian Energy, July 9, 2008.
- News: Total Launches Phase 2 of the Ofon Field Development Project, RIGZONE, July 19, 2007.
- News: 2008 Results and Outlook, Total, February 2009.
- News: Total to Boost Production Output at Nigeria's OML 58, RIGZONE, October 30, 2008.
- News: The Oil & Gas Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, March 2007.
- News: TABLE-West African oilfields due onstream in 2008 and beyond, Reuters UK, October 1, 2008 . Joe . Brock . October 1, 2008.
- News: Deepwater reloaded - Part 2, OILONLINE, May 15, 2007 . 2008-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071230164035/http://www.oilonline.com/news/features/oe/20070515.Deepwate.23626.asp . 2007-12-30 . dead.
- News: Total says has go-ahead for Usan Nigerian oilfield, Reuters, February 28, 2008 . Astrid . Wendlandt . February 28, 2008.
- News: Nigeria: Total's Usan Field to Pump First Oil By 2011, allAfrica, February 27, 2008.
- News: ExxonMobil Shelves Qatar Gas-to-Liquid Project in Favor of Natural Gas, Seeking Alpha, February 21, 2007 .
- News: Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Projects, Qatar Petroleum, viewed 26 November 2007 . 12 December 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060829032205/http://www.qp.com.qa/qp.nsf/web/bc_new_projects_gtl . 29 August 2006 . dead . dmy-all.
- News: The Pearl GTL Project, Shell, viewed 26 November 2007 . 12 December 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071019024512/http://www.shell.com/home/content/qatar/qatar_shell_gtl_project/qatar_shell_gtl_project_22092003_1430.html . 19 October 2007 . dead . dmy-all.
- News: Shell MDS hopes to exceed RM1b revenue in 2008, THE EDGE DAILY, October 14, 2008 . July 16, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081016150046/http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_f993c6cb-cb73c03a-df025600-5766fff0 . October 16, 2008 . dead .
- News: FACTBOX-Global oil, gas projects delayed in 2009, Alibaba.com, July 1, 2009.
- News: Qatargas-III start-up in 2009, MEEF, March 2007.
- News: ADNOC to develop 3 fields at Dh13b, UAEInteract, February 26, 2006 . 2007-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071210082348/http://uaeinteract.com/docs/ADNOC_to_develop_3_fields_at_Dh13b_/19833.htm . 2007-12-10 . dead.
- News: Adnoc moving ahead, Adnoc moving ahead, November 8, 2008 . 2008-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174428/http://www.thenational.ae/article/20081108/BUSINESS/212433972/-1/NEWS . 2016-03-03 . dead.
- News: UPDATE:Petrobras Limits Stake In Venezuela Carabobo I To 10%, Morningstar, March 27, 2008.
- News: Atraso en refinería de Pernambuco, Venezuela Real, December 15, 2007.
- News: Venezuela, Energy Information Administration (DOE), updated October, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081024050725/http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Venezuela/Full.html . 2008-10-24.
- News: Carabobo Block in Orinoco Oil Belt likely to produce more than 800,000 bpd, El Universal, October 31, 2008 . 2008-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525131838/http://english.eluniversal.com/2008/10/31/en_eco_esp_carabobo-block-in-or_31A2104927.shtml . 2011-05-25 . dead.
- News: Venezuela delays bidding in Orinoco belt, BusinessWeek, July 27, 2009.
- News: NW Shelf Partners to Invest A$1.8 Billion to Extend Cossack Oil, Bloomberg, December 3, 2008 . December 2, 2008.
- News: Stuart seals major stake in Timor Sea, Upstreamonline, August 20, 2008 . 2008-08-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311103227/http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article161368.ece . 2012-03-11 . dead.
- News: BHP BILLITON QUARTERLY REPORT, October 22, 2008.
- News: General market overview - 2015, INTSOK Brazil, March 27, 2007.
- News: Trio take the plunge in Jubarte race, Upstreamonline, October 18, 2007 . 2007-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071031093608/http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article142517.ece . 2007-10-31 . dead.
- News: Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Energy Conference, Petrobras, November 2009.
- Web site: Marlim Sul field - Oil and natural gas production development . 2007-11-25 . Petrobas . https://web.archive.org/web/20071209191428/http://www2.petrobras.com.br/ri/ing/DestaquesOperacionais/ExploracaoProducao/MarlinSul.asp . 2007-12-09 . dead .
- News: TABLE - New oil and gas production in the Americas, Reuters UK, February 23, 2007 . February 23, 2007.
- News: Norsk Hydro proves more than 1 bn bbl of oil at Iranian Anaran field, Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections, January 12, 2006 . 2010-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071209111422/http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/discover/dix60218.htm . 2007-12-09 . dead.
- News: Anadarko Closes Offshore Brazil Peregrino Sale For $1.4B, Oil and Gas Investor, December 11, 2008.
- News: Peregrino Jackets To Be Installed, Oil and Gas Investor, January 13, 2010 . 2010-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100909060149/http://www.energiahoje.com/globalenergy/2010/01/13/402091/peregrino-jackets-to-be-installed.html . 2010-09-09 . dead.
- News: Interim Results Presentation, BowLeven Oil & Gas, March 2008 . 2008-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708085813/http://www.bowleven.com/uploads/Interims%202007%20Results%20presentation.pdf . 2011-07-08 . dead.
- News: Results Presentation, BowLeven Oil & Gas, November 2007 . 2008-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110911024228/http://www.bowleven.co.uk/Presentations.asp . 2011-09-11 . dead.
- News: Alberta oilsands operators expand cautiously, Daily Commercial News, June 25, 2008 . 2008-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081012213408/http://www.dcnonl.com/article/id28535 . 2008-10-12 . dead.
- News: Investor Presentation, Horizon Oil Ltd, October, 2008.
- News: Eni confirms Kitan trove, Upstreamonline, July 17, 2008. 2009-02-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20120326045738/http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article159308.ece. 2012-03-26. dead.
- News: Total Gabon says to redevelop Anguille field, Reuters UK, February 28, 2008 . February 28, 2008.
- News: Total dives in with Anguille revamp, Upstreamonline, February 28, 2008 . 2008-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326042155/http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article149605.ece . 2012-03-26 . dead.
- News: Mid-year Outlook, September 2008 . 2008-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107120153/http://www.total.com/static/en/medias/topic3166/Total_2008_en_mid_year_review.pdf . 2009-01-07 . dead.
- News: Cepu project faces land clearance woes, The Jakarta Post, March 29, 2008.
- News: Energy Briefing & Forecasts, Economist Intelligence Unit, viewed July 7, 2008.
- News: SPECIAL REPORT: Interest heats up Southeast Asia discovery, production, Oil & Gas Journal, December 11, 2006.
- News: Roadblock cleared for Cepu, Upstreamonline, June 24, 2009 . 2009-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090924070016/http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article181659.ece . 2009-09-24 . dead.
- News: Exxon sees peak Cepu oil output delayed to end-2013, Reuters UK, January 27, 2010 . January 27, 2010.
- News: 2008 Mid-year Outlook, Total, September 2008 . 2008-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107120153/http://www.total.com/static/en/medias/topic3166/Total_2008_en_mid_year_review.pdf . 2009-01-07 . dead.
- News: PEMEX Outlook, PEMEX, November, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061114185115/http://www.pemex.com/files/content/dcf_pemex_outlook_061106_i.pdf . 2006-11-14.
- News: AMERICAS-CRUDE/NEW, Reuters UK, October 9, 2007 . October 9, 2007.
- News: Mischa . Brendel . Terug naar de bron NAM hervat oliewinning Schoonebeek . 2011-01-30 . Technische Weekblad . 2011-02-08 . Dutch.
- News: Jane . Whaley . Time to redevelop an abandoned European oilfield? . 2006-05-01 . GEO ExPro . 2011-02-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711090243/http://www.geoexpro.com/sfiles/4/81/6/file/GEOExPro03Schoonebeck.pdf . 2011-07-11 . dead .
- News: Skarv – Idun Development, BP, viewed January 7, 2009.
- News: Skarv & Idun Development, BP, Norsk Offshoredag 23rd May 2006 . 2007-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716125803/http://www.stalforbund.com/Norsk_Offshoredag/Norsk_Offshoredag_2006_Skarv_Idun.pdf . 2011-07-16 . dead.
- News: Barrett Resources (Peru) LLC, will develop heavy oil fields in block 67 in Peru, Latin Counsel, February 6, 2007 . 2008-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071216200530/http://www.latincounsel.com/eng/noticiaampliada.php?nid=5790 . 2007-12-16 . dead.
- News: Perenco adds to muscle as it buys Barrett unit, Upstreamonline, January 18, 2008. https://archive.today/20130205074302/http://www.upstreamonline.com/hardcopy/news/article147348.ece . dead . 2013-02-05 .
- News: Development - Peru, Perenco, viewed January 7, 2008 . 2009-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090222103707/http://www.perenco.com/115-Perenco-Peru.html . 2009-02-22 . dead.
- News: Gazprom ups pipeline costs, delays oil project, Reuters India, March 31, 2008 . March 31, 2008.
- News: Russian Offshore Market, INTSOK, August 23, 2007 . 2007-12-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181936/http://www.norskindustri.no/getfile.php/Dokumenter/PDF/PP-INTSOK-23082007.pdf . 2011-07-24 . dead.
- News: Putin Scolds Miller on Pipeline Access, Moscow Times, July 14, 2008.
- News: Prirazlomnoye Oilfield - Barents Sea, Russia, Offshore Technology.
- News: Oil Industry Leaders Offer Update on Sakhalin Work, iStockAnalyst, October 12, 2008 . 2009-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004134244/http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/2699903 . 2011-10-04 . dead.
- News: Sakhalin 1 piledriver for Kentz, Upstreamonline, August 29, 2008 . 2009-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326043859/http://www.upstreamonline.com/hardcopy/news/article162128.ece . 2012-03-26 . dead.
- News: Surgutneftegaz boosts investments, Otkritie Financial Corp, viewed November 29, 2007.
- News: Russian Oil Companies Push East for New Growth, RIGZONE, May 16, 2007.
- News: Surgut turns up the heat, Upstreamonline, November 23, 2007.
- News: The Problem of Associated Gas Utilization in the Uvat Group Fields Practically Solved, TNK-BP, June 5, 2007 . July 7, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080617053400/http://www.tnk-bp.com/press/media/2007/6/1882/ . June 17, 2008 . dead . mdy-all .
- News: TNK-BP Information Sheet, TNK-BP, June 2008 . 2008-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080624162036/http://www.tnk-bp.com/press/publications/ . 2008-06-24 . dead .
- News: TNK-BP turns taps at West Siberia fields, Upstreamonline, February 16, 2009 . 2009-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090217235937/http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article172210.ece . 2009-02-17 . dead .
- News: Rosneft to launch Vankor on time, despite ESPO delay, Rosukrenergo, February 18, 2008.
- News: Rosneft leaves room for changes in Vankor oil field, RosBusinessConsulting, November 27, 2007.
- News: Vankorneft, Rosneft, viewed July 5, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090827213818/http://www.rosneft.com/Upstream/ProductionAndDevelopment/eastern_siberia/vankorneft/ . August 27, 2009.
- News: The Launch of Verkhnechonskoye Field, Rosneft, October 16, 2008 . 2008-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715205000/http://www.rosneft.com/news/today/161020082.html . 2011-07-15 . dead.
- News: Eni Acquires Additional Interest in Alaska’s Nikaitchuq Field and Becomes Operator with 100% Working Interest, Oil Voice, April 25, 2007 . 2009-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719145621/http://www.oilvoice.com/n/Eni_Acquires_Additional_Interest_in_Alaskas_Nikaitchuq_Field_and_Becomes_Operator_with_100_Working_Interest/4b82653b.aspx . 2011-07-19 . dead.
- News: AMERICAS-CRUDE/NEW, Reuters UK, December 12, 2007 . December 12, 2007.
- News: Eni gets to work at Nikaitchuq, Upstreamonline, January 25, 2008 . 2009-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326050936/http://www.upstreamonline.com/incoming/article147699.ece . 2012-03-26 . dead.
- News: 2008 Results and Strategy Presentation, ENI, February 13, 2009.
- News: ENI reported to be suspending work in Nikaitchuq oil project, Alaska Journal of Commerce, March 2, 2009 . 2009-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129090459/http://alaskajournal.com/stories/030209/loc_ENI.shtml . 2010-11-29 . dead.
- Web site: EXXON MOBIL CORP, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Mar 24, 2008 . secdatabase.com . May 15, 2018.
- News: Marathon: Major Production Startups in Sight for 2008, RIGZONE, March 27, 2008.
- News: Marathon Successfully Appraises Droshky Discovery, RIGZONE, May 30, 2007.
- News: Marathon Board Approves Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Droshky and Ozona Development Projects, Your Industry News, October 30, 2008.
- News: Delek sees 80 mln barrels of oil off Vietnam coast, Reuters UK, March 18, 2007 . March 18, 2007.
- News: Trading and Operations Update, PremierOil, January 15, 2009 . 2009-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090227001114/http://www.premier-oil.com/render.aspx?siteID=1&navIDs=19,312,327,706,707 . 2009-02-27 . dead.
- News: Oil province emerging close to Vietnam/Indonesia median line, Offshore, November 2007.