Safaniya Oil and Gas Field (Saudi Arabia)

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Safaniya Oil and Gas Field (السفانية) is an operating oil and gas field in Saudi Arabia.

Safaniya Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Safaniyah.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Safaniya Operating[1][2] Saudi Aramco[1] Saudi Aramco (100.0%)[1] 1951[3][4] 1957[5][4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Safaniya Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas remaining reserves 151776.87 million m³ 2019 [6]
hydrocarbons proved reserves 34029 million boe 2018 [1]
liquids proved reserves 33664 million bbl 2018 [1][4]
oil 2P reserves 39600 million bbl 2004 [5]
oil EUR 55000 million bbl 2004 [5]
oil remaining reserves 37000 million bbl 2019 [6]

Table 3: Production from Safaniya Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 513.92 million bbl/y 2007 [3]
production oil 310.25 million bbl/y 2022 [7]
production design capacity hydrocarbons 474.5 million boe/y 2018 [1]
production design capacity oil 474.5 million bbl/y 2023 [8]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Safaniya Oil and Gas Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Saudi Arabia[9] 28.28, 48.75 (exact)[9]

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) Prospectus" (PDF). Saudi Aramco. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  2. https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-safaniyah-conventional-oil-field-saudi-arabia/?cf-view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "World Energy Outlook 2008". International Energy Agency. 2008. Archived from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230325072811/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/safaniya-oil-field-arabian-gulf/. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "World Energy Outlook 2005". International Energy Agency. 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://www.offshore-technology.com/features/worlds-biggest-oil-fields/?cf-view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. GlobalData (45083). "Global top ten oil producing fields". Offshore Technology. Retrieved January 3, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. https://www.oilandgasmiddleeast.com/news/aramco-awards-epc-contract-for-worlds-largest-offshore-field. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210924162853/https://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/392/1/361/tab-figures-dataa. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)