Abay Oil Block (Kazakhstan)

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Abay Oil Block is a exploration oil block in Kazakhstan.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Block-level project details for Abay Oil Block

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type2
Abay	Exploration	Isatay Operating Company	Eni S.P.A. (50.0%); KazMunayGas (50.0%)	–	–	–	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Abay Oil Block

million bbl = million barrels of oil
million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
hydrocarbons	estimated	18000	million boe	2024	​
oil	reserves	2240.95	million bbl	2019	​

Location

Table 3: Block-level location details for Abay Oil Block

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Abay	Offshore, Kazakhstan	Offshore	46.161, 50.826 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the block:

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