Difference between revisions of "Wahoo Oil Field"

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=== Description ===
 
=== Description ===
 
* Wahoo is located 30-35 km north of Frade, with a water depth of 1,400m, and has a carbonate reservoir in the pre-salt layer at a depth of 5 to 7 thousand meters. The oil in the field is of excellent quality, with 30º API, low viscosity, and associated gas that will be used in the power generation of the Frade FPSO.  
 
* Wahoo is located 30-35 km north of Frade, with a water depth of 1,400m, and has a carbonate reservoir in the pre-salt layer at a depth of 5 to 7 thousand meters. The oil in the field is of excellent quality, with 30º API, low viscosity, and associated gas that will be used in the power generation of the Frade FPSO.  
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* The field is being developed as an extension of the [[Frade Oil Field]]
  
 
=== Contractors ===
 
=== Contractors ===

Revision as of 12:20, 12 May 2023

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Description

  • Wahoo is located 30-35 km north of Frade, with a water depth of 1,400m, and has a carbonate reservoir in the pre-salt layer at a depth of 5 to 7 thousand meters. The oil in the field is of excellent quality, with 30º API, low viscosity, and associated gas that will be used in the power generation of the Frade FPSO.
  • The field is being developed as an extension of the Frade Oil Field

Contractors

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History

  • 2008 - Oil discovered
  • 2011 - BP acquired the field from Devon
  • 2020 - PetroRio acquired BP's stake
  • 2020 - PetroRio acquired Total's stake

Geology

Links

  1. Prio Enters the Pre-Salt, with the Acquisition Of the Wahoo and Itaipu Fields
  2. Prio Announces Acquisition of an Additional 28.6% In Wahoo Field