Halibut Oil Field

Halibut Field
Halibut Oil Field is located in Australia
Halibut Oil Field
Location of Halibut Field
Halibut Oil Field is located in Victoria
Halibut Oil Field
Halibut Oil Field (Victoria)
CountryAustralia
RegionSoutheastern Australia
LocationGippsland Basin
Offshore/onshoreOffshore
Coordinates38°23′56″S 148°18′59″E / 38.39889°S 148.31639°E / -38.39889; 148.31639
OperatorExxonMobil Australia
PartnersExxon
Field history
Discovery1967
Start of development1967
Start of production1970

The Halibut Field is an oil field, within the Gippsland Basin offshore of the Australian state of Victoria.[1] The oil field is located approximately 64 km offshore of southeastern Australia.[2] The total area of this field is 26.9 km2 and is composed of 10 mappable units.[2]

  1. ^ Bishop, Michele (2000). PETROLEUM SYSTEM OF THE GIPPSLAND BASIN, AUSTRALIA. USGS.
  2. ^ a b Clifton, Edwin H. Franklin , Billy B. (1971-01-01). "Halibut Field, Southeastern Australia". AAPG Bulletin. 55 (8). doi:10.1306/5d25ce4b-16c1-11d7-8645000102c1865d. ISSN 0149-1423.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)