Chaika gas field

Natural gas field in the Black Sea, offshore Bulgaria

Chaika
Country	Bulgaria
Region	Black Sea
Block	Galata
Offshore/onshore	offshore
Operator	PetroCeltic
Field history
Discovery	2013
Start of production	2018
Production
Current production of gas	1.12×10^⁶ m³/d 40×10^⁶ cu ft/d 0.4×10^⁹ m³/a (14×10^⁹ cu ft/a)
Estimated gas in place	2.3×10^⁹ m³ 80×10^⁹ cu ft

The Chaika gas field is a natural gas field located on the continental shelf of the Black Sea, offshore of Bulgaria in the Galata block. Discovered in 2013, it was developed by PetroCeltic, determining it to have initial total proven reserves of around 80 billion ft³ (2.3 km³). It will begin production of natural gas and condensates in 2018, with a production rate of around 40 million ft³/day (0,56×10⁶ m³).^[1]^{[needs update]}