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* Location: Offshore
 
* Location: Offshore
 
* Production start:  
 
* Production start:  
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* Partners:
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* Partners: Inpex, Exxon
 
* Type: Oil  
 
* Type: Oil  
 
* Estimated Reserves:
 
* Estimated Reserves:
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* Production Volume: Currently producing more than half a million barrels a day
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* Production Volume: Currently producing a million barrels a day
  
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=== Description ===
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* Located 84 Kms. north west of Abu Dhabi Islands , UZ field covers around 1,200 sq Kms of the Gulf marine areas.  
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* Located 84 Kms. north west of Abu Dhabi Islands , UZ field covers around 1,200 sq Kms of the Gulf marine areas. It is the second largest offshore oil field and the fourth largest oil field in the world.
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* Zakum field is the second largest field in the Gulf and the fourth largest field in the World.
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* The field originally had 90 platforms, but now comprises four artificial islands with associated drilling and production facilities
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* The field comprises four artificial islands with associated drilling and production facilities
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* The [[Zirku Oil Processing Plant]] at Zirku Island comprise three oil processing trains and one train on stand-by.  
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* The [[[Zirku Oil Processing Plant]]] at Zirku Island comprise three oil processing trains and one train on stand-by.  
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* An expansion project increased production capacity from 500 kbpd to 750 kbpd and an additional expansion project, UZ 750, is under way to increase production to 1m bpd by 2024. It involves four new artificial islands, to accommodate drilling rigs, processing facilities and infrastructure required to handle production capacity growth
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* There is a development project under way. This project aims at increasing by 2015 the oil production of the Upper Zakum field (located in the Gulf, 84 kilometers offshore Abu Dhabi) to 750,000 barrels of oil per day and to sustain this production target for at least 25 years
 
  
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* **REL:** Construction of Upper Zakum Modules
 
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* **ETPM:** Installation of Pipelines
 
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* **AMEC:** Engineering, consultancy and project management services extending from concept stage through front-end engineering design (FEED), design, construction and commissioning of several projects
 
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* **McDermott:** Water Injection Capacity & Pressure Upgrade Project - Engineering, procurement, construction, installation
 
  
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+++++ UZ 750 project
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=== Contractors ===
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* **Technip:**
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* '''REL:''' Construction of Upper Zakum Modules
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* front-end engineering design for process units on four artificial islands, including gas separation, gas lift compression, booster gas compression, as well as power generation, utilities, interconnecting pipelines and modification of existing facilities,
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* '''ETPM:''' Installation of Pipelines
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* procurement services for long lead items.
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* '''AMEC:''' Engineering, consultancy and project management services extending from concept stage through front-end engineering design (FEED), design, construction and commissioning of several projects
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* **Foster Wheeler:** Availability and reliability study for the expansion of the Zirku oil processing facilities
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* '''McDermott:''' Water Injection Capacity & Pressure Upgrade Project - Engineering, procurement, construction, installation
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* **TWMA:** design, commission and operate an advanced solids control and fluid recovery system for the artificial islands project
 
  
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+++ History
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==== UZ 750 project ====
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* '''Technip/NPCC:'''
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** front-end engineering design for process units on four artificial islands, including gas separation, gas lift compression, booster gas compression, as well as power generation, utilities, interconnecting pipelines and modification of existing facilities,
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** procurement services for long lead items.
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* '''Foster Wheeler:''' Availability and reliability study for the expansion of the Zirku oil processing facilities
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* '''TWMA:''' design, commission and operate an advanced solids control and fluid recovery system for the artificial islands project
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=== History ===
 
* 1963 - Oil Discovered in Upper Zakum field
 
* 1963 - Oil Discovered in Upper Zakum field
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* 1977 - Field development launched
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* 1978 - Inpex became a partner
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* 2006 - Exxon joined the development
 
* 2008 - AMEC wins five-year offshore programme management consultancy contract
 
* 2008 - AMEC wins five-year offshore programme management consultancy contract
 
* 2011 - Technip awarded FEED for UZ 750 project
 
* 2011 - Technip awarded FEED for UZ 750 project
 
* 2014 - Technip awarded contract to replace pipelines
 
* 2014 - Technip awarded contract to replace pipelines
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* 2017 - Expansion project launched
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* 2021 - ADNOC awarded drilling contracts to expand production
  
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=== Geology ===
 
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# [[International Protective Coatings Platform References]]
 
# [[International Protective Coatings Platform References]]
 
# [[McDermott Platform References]]
 
# [[McDermott Platform References]]
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# [[NPCC Offshore Project References]]
 
# [[Serimax Pipeline References]]
 
# [[Serimax Pipeline References]]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:amec-wins-five-year-offshore-programme-management-co AMEC wins five-year offshore programme management consultancy contract, Abu Dhabi]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:amec-wins-five-year-offshore-programme-management-co AMEC wins five-year offshore programme management consultancy contract, Abu Dhabi]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4946 ADMA-OPCO selects Technip for Project Management Consultancy services for the Zakum field offshore Abu Dhabi]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4946 ADMA-OPCO selects Technip for Project Management Consultancy services for the Zakum field offshore Abu Dhabi]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5982 Amec Foster Wheeler wins Upper Zakum Field contract extension]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5982 Amec Foster Wheeler wins Upper Zakum Field contract extension]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/02/upper-zakum-field-production-capacity.html Upper Zakum Field Production Capacity to Increase to 1 Million Barrels Per Day]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/02/adnoc-and-exxonmobil-ceos-discuss-new.html ADNOC and ExxonMobil CEOs Discuss New Opportunities During Visit to Review Progress of US$ 30 Billion Upper Zakum Expansion]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2024/03/adnoc-invests-over-750-million-in.html ADNOC Invests Over $750 Million in Drilling-related Services to Support Production Capacity Growth]
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 26 March 2024

Summary Information

  • Operator: ZADCO (ADNOC)
  • Country: United Arab Emirates
  • Location: Offshore
  • Production start:
  • Partners: Inpex, Exxon
  • Type: Oil
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume: Currently producing a million barrels a day

Description

  • Located 84 Kms. north west of Abu Dhabi Islands , UZ field covers around 1,200 sq Kms of the Gulf marine areas. It is the second largest offshore oil field and the fourth largest oil field in the world.
  • The field originally had 90 platforms, but now comprises four artificial islands with associated drilling and production facilities
  • The Zirku Oil Processing Plant at Zirku Island comprise three oil processing trains and one train on stand-by.
  • An expansion project increased production capacity from 500 kbpd to 750 kbpd and an additional expansion project, UZ 750, is under way to increase production to 1m bpd by 2024. It involves four new artificial islands, to accommodate drilling rigs, processing facilities and infrastructure required to handle production capacity growth


Contractors

  • REL: Construction of Upper Zakum Modules
  • ETPM: Installation of Pipelines
  • AMEC: Engineering, consultancy and project management services extending from concept stage through front-end engineering design (FEED), design, construction and commissioning of several projects
  • McDermott: Water Injection Capacity & Pressure Upgrade Project - Engineering, procurement, construction, installation

UZ 750 project

  • Technip/NPCC:
    • front-end engineering design for process units on four artificial islands, including gas separation, gas lift compression, booster gas compression, as well as power generation, utilities, interconnecting pipelines and modification of existing facilities,
    • procurement services for long lead items.
  • Foster Wheeler: Availability and reliability study for the expansion of the Zirku oil processing facilities
  • TWMA: design, commission and operate an advanced solids control and fluid recovery system for the artificial islands project

History

  • 1963 - Oil Discovered in Upper Zakum field
  • 1977 - Field development launched
  • 1978 - Inpex became a partner
  • 2006 - Exxon joined the development
  • 2008 - AMEC wins five-year offshore programme management consultancy contract
  • 2011 - Technip awarded FEED for UZ 750 project
  • 2014 - Technip awarded contract to replace pipelines
  • 2017 - Expansion project launched
  • 2021 - ADNOC awarded drilling contracts to expand production

Geology

Links

  1. ZADCO
  2. International Protective Coatings Platform References
  3. McDermott Platform References
  4. NPCC Offshore Project References
  5. Serimax Pipeline References
  6. AMEC wins five-year offshore programme management consultancy contract, Abu Dhabi
  7. Technip awarded Offshore contract in the United Arab Emirates
  8. Foster Wheeler Awarded Availability and Reliability Study by ZADCO in the UAE
  9. Technip-NPCC consortium awarded important contract for the Upper Zakum field in Abu Dhabi
  10. Flagship project leads to Middle East growth for TWMA
  11. ADMA-OPCO selects Technip for Project Management Consultancy services for the Zakum field offshore Abu Dhabi
  12. Amec Foster Wheeler wins Upper Zakum Field contract extension
  13. Upper Zakum Field Production Capacity to Increase to 1 Million Barrels Per Day
  14. ADNOC and ExxonMobil CEOs Discuss New Opportunities During Visit to Review Progress of US$ 30 Billion Upper Zakum Expansion
  15. ADNOC Invests Over $750 Million in Drilling-related Services to Support Production Capacity Growth
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