Maharah Oil Field (Saudi Arabia)

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Maharah Oil Field (المحارة) is an operating oil field in Saudi Arabia.

Along with Marjan Oil Field (Saudi Arabia), Lawhah Oil Field (Saudi Arabia), and Marjan Expansion Oil Field (Saudi Arabia), Maharah is a part of the Marjan Oil and Gas Complex (Saudi Arabia).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Maharah Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Maharah	Operating	Saudi Aramco	Saudi Aramco (100.0%)	1973	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Maharah Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
oil	oil in place	550	million bbl	1986

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Maharah Oil Field

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Saudi Arabia	28.3083, 49.4833 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Marjan complex:

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