Zuluf Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Saudi Aramco
• Country: Saudi Arabia
• Location: Arabian Gulf
• Production start: 1973
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves: 43.3 billion barrels of crude oil
• Production Volume: 825,000 bpd

Description

• Zuluf is the northernmost offshore oilfield and Saudi Arabia's fifth super-giant. The average water depth at Zuluf is 118 feet. The field was discovered in 1965 and started production in 1973
• The field has two main structures: Zuluf and Ribyan
• Gas is sent to the Khursaniyah Gas Processing Plant
• A major redevelopment is underway to boost production

Contractors

• **HHI:** Jacket, Pile, Topside Module & Bridge
• **Saipem:** Compression platform and pipeline EPIC

History

• 1965 - Zuluf Oil Field discovered
• 1973 - Oil production started
• 1984 - Saipem awarded compression platform contract
• 2022 - NPCC awarded major contracts for redevelopment

Geology

• The Khafji reservoir is a sandstone formation that generally consists of two production horizons, the Khafji main sand and the upper Khafji stringer

Links

1. Hyundai Heavy Industries Platform References
2. Saipem Pipeline References
3. Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References
4. The devil is in the production details of Saudi Arabia
5. UAE’s NPCC lands $2.2 billion award with Saudi Aramco