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Summary Information
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=== Summary Information ===
 
* Operator: PDVSA
 
* Operator: PDVSA
 
* Country: Venezuela
 
* Country: Venezuela
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* Production Volume:  
 
* Production Volume:  
  
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=== Description ===
 
* The development consists of Horizontal wells (drain length: 1,400 meters) drilled in clusters and equipped with Progressive Cavity Pumps (PCPs)
 
* The development consists of Horizontal wells (drain length: 1,400 meters) drilled in clusters and equipped with Progressive Cavity Pumps (PCPs)
* The oil is sent to the [[[San Diego de Cabrutica Oil Processing Plant]]], for Oil/water/gas separation
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* The oil is sent to the [[San Diego de Cabrutica Oil Processing Plant]], for Oil/water/gas separation
* Diluted crude exported to the [[[Sincor Heavy Crude Upgrader]]] via a 197-kilometer pipeline  
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* Diluted crude exported to the [[Sincor Heavy Crude Upgrader]] via a 197-kilometer pipeline  
  
  
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=== Contractors ===
* **Technip:** Detailed engineering, procurement, construction management and Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning support of production facilities
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* '''Technip:''' Detailed engineering, procurement, construction management and Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning support of production facilities
* **Vepica:** FEED, detailed engineering, procurement assistance and construction supervision for crude oil pipelines
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* '''Vepica:''' FEED, detailed engineering, procurement assistance and construction supervision for crude oil pipelines
  
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=== History ===
 
* 2000 - First oil produced
 
* 2000 - First oil produced
 
* 2002 - First upgraded crude oil produced
 
* 2002 - First upgraded crude oil produced
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* 2008 - Sincor renamed Petrocedeño
 
* 2008 - Sincor renamed Petrocedeño
  
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=== Geology ===
 
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=== Links ===
 
# [[Technip Venezuela References]]
 
# [[Technip Venezuela References]]
 
# [[Vepica Pipeline References]]
 
# [[Vepica Pipeline References]]

Latest revision as of 16:55, 19 January 2026

Summary Information

  • Operator: PDVSA
  • Country: Venezuela
  • Location: Orinoco Belt
  • Production start: 2000
  • Partners: Petrocedeño (formerly Sincor), mixed company: PDVSA, 60%, operator, Total, 30.323%; Statoil, 9.677%.
  • Type: Extra Heavy Oil
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description


Contractors

  • Technip: Detailed engineering, procurement, construction management and Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning support of production facilities
  • Vepica: FEED, detailed engineering, procurement assistance and construction supervision for crude oil pipelines

History

  • 2000 - First oil produced
  • 2002 - First upgraded crude oil produced
  • 2007 - The project is nationalised
  • 2008 - Sincor renamed Petrocedeño

Geology

Links

  1. Technip Venezuela References
  2. Vepica Pipeline References
  3. Sincor on stream
  4. Venezuela: First Zuata Sweet Syncrude Production from Sincor
  5. Statoil and MENPET sign Memorandum of Understanding for the migration of Sincor