Al Rayyan Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Oxy
• Country: Qatar
• Location: northeast of the Qatar peninsula
• Production start: 1996
• Partners:
• Type: Oil
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The platform has the capacity to process up to 45,000 barrels of oil per day

+++ Contractors

• **FoundOcean:** Grouting services

+++ History

• 1995 - Test well drilled
• 1996 - Production started
• 2001 - Anadarko acquire Gulfstream, becoming a partner in the field
• 2002 - Anadarko purchased BP's 27.5 percent interest in Blocks 12 and 13 and assumed operatorship
• 2003 - The installation and commissioning of a new permanent production facility was completed
• 2007 - Anadarko sold the block to Oxy

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. FoundOcean Middle East Subsea References
2. Al Rayyan Oilfield in Qatar Reaches 32,000 B/D Level
3. Anadarko Completes Gulfstream Acquisition
4. Anadarko Brings New Offshore Qatar Facility Online
5. Anadarko Announces Sale of Production Assets in Qatar
6. Oxy, Qatar
7. ARCO, State of Qatar Reach Agreement on Al Rayyan Oilfield Development