Project Profile
Location: Colombian Caribbean deep waters, 40 km off the coast of La Guajira, Colombia
Water depth: 50 - 1,500 metres
Area: 16,500 sq. km
Estimated peak production: 1 million barrels a day
The block, which has an area of approximately 1,657,900 hectares, comprises a part of the projects under way off Colombia\'s Caribbean coast, where Ecopetrol is moving forward with exploration activities with other partners. The Tayrona block is covered by a hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation contract signed with the Agency in mid-2004. In 2014, Petrobras made a discovery of natural gas accumulation at Orca – 1 exploratory well, in Tayrona Block, at Colombian Caribbean deep waters, 40 km off the coast of La Guajira.
Operators:
Petrobras Colombia Limited: Operator with 40% interest
Ecopetrol SA: 30% interest
Repsol Exploration Colombia: 20% interest
Statoil: 10% interest