Oil megaprojects (2003)

This page summarizes projects that brought more than of new liquid fuel capacity to market with the first production of fuel beginning in 2003. This is part of the Wikipedia summary of Oil Megaprojects—see that page for further details. 2003 saw 30 projects come on stream with an aggregate capacity of when full production was reached (which may not have been in 2003).

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Detailed Project Table for 2003

CountryProject nameYear startupOperatorAreaTypeGrade2P resvs GOR Peak YearPeakDiscoveryCapital Inv.NotesOPECAlgeriaMenzel Ledjmat North2003200340AlgeriaOhanet10/2003BHP BillitonLANDCond30EcuadorBlock 169/2003Murphy Oil CrudeHeavy 200352 IranBalal1/2003EniCrude3/200440IranDarkhovin Ph I10/2003EniCrude200555IndonesiaWest Seno Ph I8/2003UnocalCrude0.5882004401998LibyaAl Jurf9/2003TotalCrude200740LibyaMurzuk NC-186 A & D10/2003Repsol0.292005752000NigeriaAbo4/2003EniCrude70NigeriaAmenam/Kpono7/2003TotalCrudeLight (API 45)0.58820041251990Saudi ArabiaHaradh II4/2003Saudi AramcoCrudeLight (API 32)3-73001951Non-OPECAngolaBlock 15 Xikomba2003ExxonMobilOFFCrudeLight (API 34.7)0.12006901999AustraliaWoollybutt5/20/2003EniCrude40BrazilBijupira-Salema8/12/2003ShellOFFCrudeMedium (API 28-31)0.17438701990CanadaAthabasca (Muskeg River)2003ShellLANDSynthetic crude1.652004155CanadaSyncrude Phase III2003SyncrudeLANDSynthetic crude2006100ChadDoba fields7/2003ExxonMobilLANDCrudeHeavy (API 20.5)1.02005225ChinaPanyu2003Devon EnergyOFFCrude662005621998Eq. GuineaZafiro S’th’n2003ExxonMobil0.150110KazakhstanBuzachi Peninsula (Alibekmola; Kozhasai)4/2003Nelson ResourcesLANDCrude20 API0.550501999KazakhstanKarachaganak Ph II8/2003Eni/BGLANDCond/Crude8.420051001979 $5.5bPhase I production was 100kbd and product post phase II was 200kbd, so 100kbd is credited to the megaproject.MalaysiaAngsi Ph 32003ExxonMobil30MalaysiaBunga Ph II/III9/2003TalismanLight (36.2 API)3/200460MalaysiaWest Patricia5/2003Murphy OilCrude200315NorwayGrane9/2003StatoilHydroOFFCrudeHeavy (19 API)214NorwayMikkel2003StatoilHydroOFFCrude25NorwayRinghorne2003ExxonMobilOFFCrude90NorwayFram10/2003StatoilHydroOFFCrude60RussiaSalym (Upper Salym, West Salym, Vadelyp)6/2003Shell/EvikhonLANDCrudeAPI 280.7742009160$1.54bRussiaSouth Priobskoye2003Gazprom Neft2.22005220ThailandPlatong2003UnocalCrude9/200540UKPenguins2003ShellOFFCrude40United StatesGunnison (Dawson/Durango)2003Kerr McGee40United StatesHabanero12/2003Murphy OilODWCrude200434United StatesMedusa11/2003Murphy OilODWCrude0.07-0.10200440United StatesNakika2003Shell0.300110United StatesPrincess Phase I2003ShellCrude55VietnamSu Tu Den2003ConocoPhillipsCrudeLight (36.2 API)70

See also 2003 world oil market chronology

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