Roncador | |
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Country | Brazil |
Location | Campos Basin |
Block | P-36[1] |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
Coordinates | 21°58′37″S 39°46′52″W / 21.977°S 39.781°W |
Operator | Petrobras |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1996 |
Start of production | 1999 |
Peak year | 2014[2] |
Production | |
Current production of oil | 460,000 barrels per day (~2.9×10 7 t/a) |
Estimated oil in place | 3,000 million barrels (~5.1×10 8 t) |
Producing formations | Upper Cretaceous[3] |
Roncador oil field is a large oil and gas field located in the Campos Basin, 125 km (78 mi) off the coast of Brazil, northeast from Rio de Janeiro. It covers a 111 km2 (43 sq mi) area and reaches depths between 1,500 and 1,900 metres (4,900 and 6,200 ft).[3]