This page summarizes projects that brought more than of new liquid fuel capacity to market with the first production of fuel beginning in 2008. This is part of the Wikipedia summary of Oil Megaprojects.
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Detailed project table for 2008
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. 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. CountryProject nameYear startupOperatorAreaTypeGrade2P resvs GOR Peak YearPeakDiscoveryCapital Inv.NotesRefOPECAngolaBlock 15 Kizomba C (Mondo)1/2008ExxonMobilOFFCrude0.5901001998–2000AngolaBlock 15 Kizomba C (Saxi; Batuque)7/2008ExxonMobilOFFCrude0.3101001998–2000IndonesiaNorth Duri Area 1211/2008ChevronLANDCrudeHeavy201234IranAzadegan Phase I (south)2/2008NIOCLANDCrudeLight & Heavy5.20020121601999IranAghajari Exp4/2008NIOCLANDCrude EOR2010120IranDarkhovin Ph 2 (Masjid; Suleiman)1/2008Eni NIOCLANDCrude39 API2008110IraqKirkuk (Khurmala Dome)7/2008KNOCLANDCrude35 API20091001927IraqTawke7/2008DNOLANDCrude0.230200950KuwaitProject Kuwait Phase I12/2008KOCLANDCrudeHeavy201250No FIDNigeriaEA expansion11/2008ShellOFFCrude80NigeriaAgbami7/2008ChevronODWCrude47.2 API1.02010230$US 5.2BNigeriaEA NGL 2 (Oso)11/2008ExxonMobilOFFNGL0.275200840$US 1.3BSaudi ArabiaAFK Ph 1 (Abu Hadriya; Fadhili; Khursaniyah)9/2008Saudi AramcoLANDCrudeLight20083001956 Saudi ArabiaHawiyah9/2008Saudi AramcoLANDNGLNGL20093101953VenezuelaCorocoro Ph 11/2008PDVSAOFFCrude24 API0.45200970Non-OPECAustraliaAngel10/2008North West Shelf VentureOFFCondensateLight200850AustraliaVincent8/2008WoodsideOFFCrude17 API0.0732008301998AzerbaijanACG Phase III (Gunashli)4/2008BPOFFCrude0.5402601970–1979BrazilBadejo-Siri (FPSO Cidade de Rio das Ostras)4/2008PetrobrasOFFCrude13 API15BrazilCachalote Pilot (Baleia Franca)12/2008PetrobrasODWCrude19-23 API0.3525BrazilMarlim Leste P-5311/2008PetrobrasODWCrude19-20 API20101801987CanadaLong Lake Upgrader Ph 18/2008OPTI /NexenLANDBitumenTar Sands60Mining, Upgrading, in constructionCanadaMillennium Coker Unit2008SuncorLANDBitumenTar sands30CanadaHorizon Oil Sands Project (Phase I)12/2008Canadian Natural ResourcesLANDBitumenTar sands110CA$7.7 B Mining&Upgrading, first phase at 135 kbpdCanadaChristina Lake Ph 1B9/2008EnCanaLANDBitumenTar Sands10In-Situ, ApprovedCanadaChristina Lake Ph 28/2008MEG Energy (CNOOC interest)LANDBitumenTar Sands20In-Situ, ApprovedCanadaJackfish Ph 13/2008Devon EnergyLANDBitumenTar sands0.600200930$730 mlnChinaErdos CTL Ph 110/2008ShenhuaLANDProductsDiesel20ChinaTahe Exp2008SinopecLANDCrude20101002007ChinaWenchang Exp7/2008CNOOCOFFCrude40ChinaXijiang 23-16/2008CNOOCOFFCrude2009402003CongoMoho Bilondo4/2008TotalODWCrude0.23201090EgyptSaqqara3/2008BPLANDCrude40IndiaMA field (KG-D6)9/2008RelianceODWCrude42 API0.14200940KazakhstanDunga3/2008MaerskLANDCrude0.4150KMG : http://www.kmg.kz/page.php?page_id=1241&lang=2KazakhstanKomsomolskoe5/2008PetromLAND10Mexico(Chicontepec) Exp 12008PemexLANDHeavy2.2872014200MexicoAntonio J Bermudez Exp5/2008PemexLAND1.8675/200820MexicoBellota Chinchorro Exp5/2008PemexLAND0.2505/200820MexicoIxtal Manik2008PemexOFF0.177200855MexicoJujo Tecominoacan Exp2008PemexLAND0.854200815NorwayAlvheim; Volund; Vilje6/2008MarathonOFFCrude0.2052009100NorwayVolve2/2008StatoilHydroOFFCrude0.079200935OmanMukhaizna EOR Ph 12008OccidentalCrude16 API1200940PhilippinesGaloc10/2008GPCOFFCrude35 API0.0302008151981RussiaTalakan Ph 110/2008SurgutneftegazLANDCrude201060RussiaVerkhnechonsk Ph 1 (early oil)10/2008TNK-BP RosneftLANDCrude1.4802009201978RussiaYuzhno-Khylchuyuskoye "YK" Ph 18/2008Lukoil ConocoPhillipsLANDPetroleum35.3 API0.52009751981ThailandBualuang8/2008SalamanderOFFCrude27 API0.022008101992UKBritannia Satellites (Callanish; Brodgar)7/2008ConocoPhillipsOFFCrude25United StatesBlind Faith11/2008ChevronODWCrude0.06200945United StatesNeptune7/2008BHP BillitonOFFCrude0.05200825United StatesOooguruk6/2008PioneerOFFCrude0.09201115United StatesQannik7/2008ConocoPhillipsLANDCrude30 API200942006United StatesThunder Horse6/2008BPODWCrude1.020092101999–2001United StatesUrsa Princess Exp1/2008ShellODWCrude30VietnamCa Ngu Vang (Golden Tuna)7/2008HVJOCODWCrude15VietnamSu Tu Vang10/2008Cuu Long JointOFFCrude402001VietnamSong Doc12/2008TalismanOFFCrude0.0210
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