Greater Burgan Oil and Gas Project (Kuwait)

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Greater Burgan Oil and Gas Project is an operating oil and gas project in Kuwait.


The project consists of the following units:

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Greater Burgan operating[1] Kuwait Oil Company[2] Kuwait Oil Company Ltd [100%][3][4] 1938[2][5] 1946[2] conventional[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Greater Burgan Oil and Gas Project

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
crude oil and condensate Remaining recoverable reserves 10843.59 million bbl 2021 [6]
gas Remaining recoverable reserves 156703.45 million m³ 2021 [6]
hydrocarbons recoverable reserves 67183.0 million boe [7]

Table 3: Production from Greater Burgan Oil and Gas Project

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
cumulative production oil 67200.0 million bbl 2023 [8]
production crude oil and condensate 584.0 million bbl/y 2022 [9]

Location

Table 4: Project-level location details for Greater Burgan Oil and Gas Project

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, Kuwait[10] onshore[11] 29.0784, 47.9814 (exact)[10]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624215644/https://www.reuters.com/article/kuwait-oil-fire/update-1-kuwait-oil-reports-limited-fire-at-burgan-field-state-news-agency-idINL1N2MX0F5. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230205044414/https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/features/featureonshore-behemoths---the-worlds-biggest-onshore-oil-fields-4184419/. Archived from the original on 05 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240309055604/https://www.offshore-technology.com/data-insights/oil-gas-field-profile-greater-burgan-conventional-oil-field-kuwait/. Archived from the original on 09 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Data4Good, Eclaircies, Reclaim Finance and LINGO (2025-10-28). "Carbon Bombs Data Download". Carbon Bombs. Archived from the original on 2025-10-28. Retrieved 2025-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230323072704/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/greater-burgan-conventional-oil-field-kuwait/. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220524070317/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/greater-burgan-field/. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://www.alanba.com.kw/1175922. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20220812082015/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/080222-kuwait-nears-maximum-oil-production-with-politics-technical-challenges-stunting-growth. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210626232709/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/6333. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)