Cantarell Field

Cantarell Field or Cantarell Complex is an aging supergiant oil field in Mexico. It was discovered in 1976 after oil stains were noticed by a fisherman, Rudesindo Cantarell Jimenez, in 1961. It was placed on nitrogen injection in 2000, and production peaked at in 2003. In terms of cumulative production to date, it is by far the largest oil field in Mexico, and one of the largest in the world. However, production has declined since 2003, falling to (April 2012), making it Mexico's second most productive oil field after Ku-Maloob-Zaap.