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-Saudi Arabia-Iran.

Dorra is a part of the Dorra/Arash/Durra complex.

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

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Dorra In development[1][2][3] Khafji Joint Operations[4] Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (50.0%); Aramco Gulf Oil Company (50.0%)[4] 1967[5] 2025 (expected)[6] 2029 (expected)[7][3]

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 Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas reserves 297324.08 million m³ 2020 [7]
gas Resources 325640.66 million m³ 2022 [2]
gas 1P reserves 566331.59 million m³ 2023 [3]
gas 1P reserves 566331.59 million m³ 2023 [8]
oil reserves 300 million bbl 2020 [7]
oil Resources 300 million bbl 2022 [2]

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 gas 9302.0 million m³/y 2029 [2][9]
production design capacity oil 30.66 million bbl/y 2029 [2][9]

Location

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

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Kuwait-Saudi Arabia-Iran[10] 28.9686, 49.1122 (exact)[10]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Dorra/Arash/Durra complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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