Lower Zakum Oil and Gas Project (United Arab Emirates)

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Lower Zakum Oil and Gas Project (زاكوم السفلي) is an operating oil and gas project in United Arab Emirates.


The project consists of the following units:

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Project-level project details for Lower Zakum Oil and Gas Project

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Lower Zakum operating[1][2] ADNOC Offshore[2] China National Petroleum Corp [10%]; INPEX Corp [10%]; ONGC [10%]; Abu Dhabi National Oil Co [60%]; Other [10%][2][3][2][3][2][3][2][3][2][3] 1963[4] 1967[5] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Lower Zakum Oil and Gas Project

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil 1P reserves 17200.0 million bbl [4]

Table 3: Production from Lower Zakum Oil and Gas Project

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 gas 4444.48 million m³/y 2022 [6]
production design capacity oil 155.12 million bbl/y 2020 [7]
production design capacity oil 164.25 million bbl/y 2025 [1]
production design capacity oil 164.25 million bbl/y 2025 [8]

Location

Table 4: Project-level location details for Lower Zakum Oil and Gas Project

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lower Zakum[9] offshore, United Arab Emirates[10] offshore[11] 24.853, 53.662 (approximate)[10]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20230415031625/https://iclg.com/practice-areas/oil-and-gas-laws-and-regulations/united-arab-emirates. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20240717170640/https://archive.org/includes/donate.php?as_page=1&platform=wb&referer=https%3A//web.archive.org/web/20240716183712/https%3A//www.meed.com/favourite-emerges-for-lower-zakum-offshore-oil-project. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230415073712/https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/top-oil-fields-uae/. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210727001832/https://www.inpex.co.jp/english/assets/pdf/e20180226.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.adnoc.ae/news-and-media/press-releases/2022/adnoc-announces-$548-million-contract-for-a-new-main-gas-line-at-its-lower-zakum-field. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707143441/https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-lower-zakum-54074055. Archived from the original on 07 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://attaqa.net/2025/05/10/%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%84%D9%8A-17-2-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B2%D8%B2/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20231005142701/https://totalenergies.com/sites/g/files/nytnzq121/files/documents/2023-07/Factbook_2022.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236016831_Impact_of_diagenesis_on_the_spatial_and_temporal_distribution_of_reservoir_quality_in_the_Jurassic_Arab_D_and_C_Members_offshore_Abu_Dhabi_oilfield_United_Arab_Emirates/figures?lo=1. {{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)