Wafra Oil Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia)

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Wafra Oil Field (الوفرة) is an operating oil field in Kuwait.

Along with Arq Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), Humma Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), North Wafra Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), South Fuwaris Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), and South Umm-Gudair Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia), Wafra Oil Field is a part of the Offshore Neutral Zone Project.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Wafra operating[1][2] Wafra Joint Operations[3] Kuwait Gulf Oil Company KSC [50%]; Saudi Arabian Chevron [50%][3][3] 1954[3] – 1954[4] –

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Wafra Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil estimated reserves 25000.0 million bbl 2025 ​[5]

Table 3: Production from Wafra Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 9.12 million bbl/y 2020 ​[6]
production oil 82.12 million bbl/y 2025 ​[5]
production oil 109.5 million bbl/y 2028 ​[5]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Wafra Oil Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, Kuwait[7] onshore[8] 28.5894, 47.8886 (exact)[7]

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

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230205072654/https://www.mees.com/2021/1/8/news-in-brief/neutral-zone-heavy-oil-restart/a80c8160-51d0-11eb-b3ab-25b22e71e3e7. Archived from the original on 05 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240521155926/https://www.eia.gov/international/content/analysis/countries_long/Kuwait/kuwait.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230515114817/https://www.kgoc.com/UI/oil-gas.aspx. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210829222756/https://www.mecei.org/oil-and-gas-situation-in-kuwait-3/?s=. Archived from the original on 29 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://attaqa.net/2025/03/07/%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88-2/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230127151711/https://www.offshore-technology.com/features/thawed-relations-hit-strange-times-inside-the-saudi-kuwait-neutral-zone/. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230504063758/https://carnegieendowment.org/files/alSaif_XBORDER_Kuwait_Saudi_Border1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 04 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)