Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Onshore Parnaiba basin, Brazil
Production: Unknown
Reserves: 0.2 trillion cubic feet and 0.5 tcf of natural gas
Start-up Year: -
The Gaviao Branco field is a gas field located in Brazil’s onshore Parnaiba basin. It is estimated that the field could contain between 0.2 trillion cubic feet and 0.5 tcf of natural gas. The area, previously called the Bom Jesus accumulation, is the third in the area that the Brazilian independent has declared as commercial. Joint-venture operator OGX Maranhao, owned 66% by OGX and 33% by sister mining company MPX, holds a 70% stake in the two Parnaiba PN-T-67 and PN-T-68 blocks where the field lies. Petra Energia holds the remaining 30%.
Operators:
OGX Maranhão: Joint Venture operator with 70% interest
MPX Energia S.A.: 66.66% of OGX Maranhão
OGX S.A.: 33.34% of OGX Maranhão
Petra Energia S.A.: 30% interest
Contractors:
Fluor Corp. and Construcap CCPS Engenharia e Comercio: Contract to handle engineering, procurement, and construction of an 8.5-million cu m/day gathering system and a pipeline to carry gas to a production and treatment plant at Gaviao Real field.