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Assessment of Undiscovered Conventional Oil and Gas Resources of New Guinea, Papua Barat, Seram, and Timor-Leste, 2020

Fact Sheet 2022-3046
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223046

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  • Document: Report (916 kB pdf)
  • Data Release: USGS data release— USGS National and Global Oil and Gas Assessment Project-Papua New Guinea, Papua Barat, Seram, and Timor-Leste: Assessment Unit Boundaries, Assessment Input Forms, and Fact Sheet Data Tables
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Abstract

Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered resource means of 1.8 billion barrels of oil and 129.5 trillion cubic feet of gas within New Guinea, Papua Barat, Seram, and Timor-Leste.

Suggested Citation

Schenk, C.J., Mercier, T.J., Tennyson, M.E., Ellis, G.S., Woodall, C.A., Le, P.A., Leathers-Miller, H.M., and Drake, R.M., II, 2022, Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of New Guinea, Papua Barat, Seram, and Timor-Leste, 2020: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2022–3046, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20223046.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Total Petroleum System and Assessment Units
  • Undiscovered Resources Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of New Guinea, Papua Barat, Seram, and Timor-Leste, 2020
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2022-3046
DOI 10.3133/fs20223046
Year Published 2022
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston VA
Contributing office(s) Central Energy Resources Science Center
Description Report: 4 p.; Data Release
Country New Guinea, Papua Barat, Seram, and Timor-Leste
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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