Boscán Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Chevron
• Country: Venezuela
• Location: Zulia state, in the western side of the country
• Production start: 1947
• Partners: PDVSA
• Type: Oil
• Estimated Reserves: 1.6 billion barrels of proven reserves
• Production Volume: 107 thousand barrels per day

+++ Description

• Boscan is a giant heavy-oil field producing 10°API crude

+++ Contractors

• **Penspen:** Field Operations and Management
• **Vepica:** Basic and detailed engineering for the modernization of the onshore production facilities

+++ History

• 1946 - Boscan Oil Field discovered by Chevron
• 1947 - First oil produced
• 1996 - Chevron took over the field
• 2013 - PDVSA & Chevron signed a financing agreement for the redevelopment of the field

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Penspen Offshore And Platform References
2. Vepica Production Facilities References
3. Chevron Assumes Operations For Venezuela's Boscan Oil Field
4. PDVSA and Chevron sign $2 billion financing deal for Petroboscan