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
| 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
| 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
| 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 ():
Articles and Resources
Additional Data
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References
- ↑ 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) - ↑ (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) - ↑ 3.0 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) - ↑ 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.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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) - ↑ 7.0 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.
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