Lulu Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia-Iran)

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Lulu Oil and Gas Field (اللولو) is an operating oil and gas field in Kuwait-Saudi Arabia-Iran.

Along with Hout Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia) and Khafji Oil Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia), Lulu is a part of the Onshore Neutral Zone Oil and Gas Complex (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia). Lulu Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Esfandiar.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Lulu Operating[1] Khafji Joint Operations[2] Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (50.0%); Aramco Gulf Oil Company (50.0%)[2] 1967[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Lulu Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil oil in place 500 million bbl 2022 [4]
oil primary reserves 169.7 million bbl 2007 [5]
oil secondary reserves 0 million bbl 2007 [5]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Lulu Oil and Gas Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Kuwait-Saudi Arabia-Iran[6] 28.7747, 49.508 (exact)[6]

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://web.archive.org/web/20220824164032/https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/475839/1st-phase-of-Esfandiar-oil-field-development-project-to-begin. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230329014550/http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geoarabia/article-pdf/12/2/69/5443178/husseini.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 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.