Bab Oil and Gas Field (United Arab Emirates)

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Bab Oil and Gas Field (باب) is an operating oil and gas field in United Arab Emirates.

Bab Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Murban Bab, Gasco, Bab Far North.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Bab Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Bab operating[1][2][3] Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADNOC)[4][5] BP PLC [10%]; Other [12%]; Abu Dhabi National Oil Co [60%]; China National Petroleum Corp [8%]; TotalEnergies SE [10%][6][6][6][6][6] 1958[6] – 1960[7] conventional[1][3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Bab Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
crude oil and condensate remaining recoverable reserves 3791.44 million bbl 2023 ​[3]

Table 3: Production from Bab Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 153.3 million bbl/y 2017 ​[8]
production oil 164.25 million bbl/y 2024 ​[9]
production design capacity oil 164.25 million bbl/y 2020 ​[8]
production design capacity oil 177.03 million bbl/y 2023 ​[8]
production design capacity oil 177.03 million bbl/y 2026 ​[10]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Bab Oil and Gas Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, United Arab Emirates[11] onshore[12] 23.871, 53.634 (exact)[11]

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210830142132/https://www.reuters.com/article/energy-emirates-adnoc-bp/update-1-bp-strikes-deal-for-10-percent-stake-in-abu-dhabis-adco-concession-idUSL5N1EC0AB. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://attaqa.net/2024/12/04/%D8%A3%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%88%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B1/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20241009164332/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-bab-conventional-oil-field-uae/. Archived from the original on 09 October 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211019192745/https://www.adnoc.ae/en/adnoc-drilling/our-assets/our-operation-sites. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221011002325/https://www.inpex.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/presentation/e-Presentation20200213-b.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230515174443/https://www.badrinvestments.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/oil-and-gas-in-UAE-DA.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230322092624/https://www.adnoc.ae/en/our-projects/bab-epc. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240108225556/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/bab-onshore-oil-field-expansion/. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/peoplearabic/posts/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7-%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%B6%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88/887808336806737/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220929143829/https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2022/03/07/adnoc-awards-227m-contract-for-enhanced-recovery-at-bab-oilfield/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236016831_Impact_of_diagenesis_on_the_spatial_and_temporal_distribution_of_reservoir_quality_in_the_Jurassic_Arab_D_and_C_Members_offshore_Abu_Dhabi_oilfield_United_Arab_Emirates/figures?lo=1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)