Burgan Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait)

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Burgan Oil and Gas Field (برقان) is an operating oil and gas field in Kuwait.

Along with Ahmadi Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait), Magwa Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait), Marrat Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait), and Minagish Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait), Burgan Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Greater Burgan Oil and Gas Project (Kuwait).

Project Details

Main Data

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

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Burgan	operating	Kuwait Oil Company	Kuwait Oil Company Ltd [100%]	1938	–	1946	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Burgan Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production	hydrocarbons	620.5	million boe/y	2023	​
production design capacity	gas	23772.8	million m³/y	2014	​

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Burgan Oil and Gas Field

Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, Kuwait	onshore	29.0054, 47.9611 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Greater Burgan Oil and Gas Project (Kuwait):

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