Dorra Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran)

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Dorra Oil and Gas Field (الدرة) is an in-development oil and gas field in Kuwait.

Dorra Oil and Gas Field is a part of the Dorra/Arash/Durra Gas Project (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran).

Dorra Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Durra, Arash.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Dorra in-development[1][2][3][4][5] Khafji Joint Operations[6] Aramco Gulf Operations Co Ltd [50%]; Kuwait Gulf Oil Company KSC [50%][6][6] 1967[7] 2025[1][2][3][4][5] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Dorra Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas reserves 297328.5 million m³ 2020 [8]
gas Resources 325645.5 million m³ 2022 [1]
gas 1P reserves 566340.0 million m³ 2023 [4][9]
oil reserves 300.0 million bbl 2020 [8]
oil Resources 300.0 million bbl 2022 [1]

Table 3: Production from Dorra Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production design capacity condensate 30.66 million bbl/y 2029 [10][11][1][12]
production design capacity gas 9302.4 million m³/y 2029 [10][1][12]

Location

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

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
offshore, Kuwait[13] offshore[14] 28.9686, 49.1122 (exact)[13]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Dorra/Arash/Durra Gas Project (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran):

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

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