Awali Oil Field

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Oxy /
  • Country: Bahrain
  • Location: Bahrain
  • Production start:
  • Partners: NOGA and Mubadala
  • Type: Oil / Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

+++ Description

  • Also known as the Bahrain Field, the Awali Field spans most of the island nation
  • Oxy and partners plan to continue growing gross non-associated gas production capacity to over 2.3 billion cubic feet per day and gross oil production to over 75,000 barrels of oil per day

+++ Contractors

  • **JGC:** Design of the gas compressor, a gas turbine driver, pipelines and associated gas gathering lines, power supply and the station's process equipment and utilities for a Compressor Station Project

+++ History

  • 1932 - The discovery of this field marked the first oil discovery in any Arab country
  • 2009 - Field operations began for the rejuvenation project
  • 2011 - JGC Awarded Compressor Station Project

+++ Geology

Links

  1. Aker Solutions signs Bahrain deal
  2. JGC Awarded Compressor Station (CS-9) Project in Bahrain
  3. Oxy, Bahrain