Oil megaprojects (2004)

This page summarizes projects that brought more than 20,000 barrels per day (3,200 m³/d) of new liquid fuel capacity to market with the first production of fuel beginning in 2004. This is part of the Wikipedia summary of Oil Megaprojects -- see that page for further details. 2004 saw 24 projects come on stream with an aggregate capacity of 3.357 million barrels per day (533,700 m³/d) when full production was reached (which may not have been in 2004).

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Detailed Project Table for 2004

Country	Project Name	Year startup	Operator	Area	Type	Grade	2P resvs	GOR	Peak Year	Peak	Discovery	Capital Inv.	Notes
OPEC
Algeria	Rhourde Oulad Djemma	10/2004	ENI				0.3		2005	80			[1][2][3]
Indonesia	Banyu Urip	2004	ExxonMobil				2.0			165
Indonesia	Belanak	2004	ConocoPhillips				2.0			35
Iran	Doroud	2004	Total						2006	85			[4][5]
Kuwait	Sabriya (GC23 Capacity Upgrade)	2005	KOC				4.3			65			[6][7][8]
Libya	Elephant NC-174	2/2004	Eni				0.760		2008	150			[9]
Qatar	Al Khaleej Ph 1	9/2004	ExxonMobil		NGL					40			[10][11]
Qatar	RasGas 3	2/2004			NGL					30			[12]
Saudi Arabia	Qatif Field/Abu-Safah	12/2004	Saudi Aramco							690			[13]
Venezuela	Hamaca Upgrader	8/2004	Chevron				2.0		2005	180		$3.8b	[14][15]
Non-OPEC
Angola	Block 15 Kizomba A (Chocalho; Hungo)	8/2004	ExxonMobil	ODW	Crude		1.0			250			[12][16]
Australia	Bayu-Undan	2004	ConocoPhillips						9/2004	200	1995		[15]
Brazil	Barracuda (P-43)	12/2004	Petrobras				0.770		2005	150			[17][18][19]
Brazil	Marlim Sul (FPSO-MLS)	6/2004	Petrobras				2.679			100			[18]
Chad	Bolobo	2004							2005	60			[12]
China	Caofedian	7/2004	Kerr McGee				0.7		2005	100			[20][21]
Syria	Oudeh	2004	Tanganyika							30			[22]
USA	Front Runner	10/2004	Murphy Oil	ODW	Crude		0.15 - 0.2		2005	60	2001		[23] [24]
USA	Llano	4/2004	Shell	ODW			0.04		5/2004	32	12/1998	0.215	[25]
USA	Glider	7/2004	Shell	ODW						20			[26]
USA	Magnolia	2004	ConocoPhillips				0.150		2005	50	1999		[27][28]
USA	Marco Polo (inc K2, Genghis Khan)	7/2004	Anadarko							120			[29][1][30]
UK	GoldenEye	10/2004	Shell	OFF	Cond		0.135		2005	30			[12][31]
Yemen	East Al Hajr (blk 51)	2004	Nexen		Crude					25

See also the 2004 world oil market chronology

This table is available in csv format here (updated daily).

References

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31. ^ "Production starts at Shell operated Howe field in the North Sea". http://www.shell.com/home/content/media-en/news_and_library/press_releases/2004/howe_field_02112004.html.