Hout Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia)

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Hout Oil and Gas Field (الحوت) is an operating oil and gas field in Kuwait-Saudi Arabia.

Along with Khafji Oil Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia) and Lulu Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia-Iran), Hout is a part of the Onshore Neutral Zone Oil and Gas Complex (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia).

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Hout Operating[1] Khafji Joint Operations[2] Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (50.0%); Aramco Gulf Oil Company (50.0%)[2] 1963[3] 1969[4]

Production and Reserves

Location

Table 2: field-level location details for Hout Oil and Gas Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Kuwait-Saudi Arabia[5] 28.7658, 48.9923 (exact)[5]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Onshore Neutral Zone complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515114808/https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/article/14074106/kuwait-saudi-arabia-to-resume-joint-oil-production. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Kuwait Gulf Oil Company Joint Operations". Kuwait Gulf Oil Company. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515114800/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/khafji-field-saudi-kuwaiti-neutral-zone/. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.alanba.com.kw/ar/economy-news/806179/21-01-2018-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%AE%D8%B7-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7%D9%8A/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Bader Al-Saif (March 1, 2021). "Along the Kuwaiti-Saudi Border, Stability Is Built on Flexibility" (PDF). Carnegie Endowment. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.