Country Report
Nicaragua upstream summary
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Report summary
Nicaragua is a Central American country located between Honduras and Costa Rica. It has no oil or gas reserves and is completely reliant on imports to meet its hydrocarbon demand. Although the first exploration well was drilled in 1930, the country is underexplored. Just a few dozen wells have been drilled, mostly offshore in the Sandino basin (on the Pacific side of the country) and the Miskito basin (on the Caribbean side).Upstream activities have slowed down in recent years. Equinor, ...
Table of contents
- Introduction
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Miskito Basin
- Reservoir
- Source
- Traps
- Seal
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Sandino Basin
- Reservoir
- Source
- Traps
- Seal
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Licensing
- First licensing round
- Second licensing round
- Equinor acreage
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Sandino Basin
- Miskito Basin
- Oil/liquids
- Gas
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Oil infrastructure
- Possible inter-ocean canal
- Key legislation
- Regulatory body
- State oil company
- State participation
- 7 more item(s)...
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Map of Basins
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Map of blocks and exploration wells drilled
What's included
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