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=== Summary Information ===
 
* Operator: Saudi Aramco
 
* Operator: Saudi Aramco
 
* Country: Saudi Arabia
 
* Country: Saudi Arabia
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* Production Volume: 825,000 bpd
 
* Production Volume: 825,000 bpd
  
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=== 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
 
* 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
 
*  The field has two main structures: Zuluf and Ribyan
 
* Gas is sent to the [[Khursaniyah Gas Processing Plant]]
 
* Gas is sent to the [[Khursaniyah Gas Processing Plant]]
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* A major redevelopment is underway to boost production
  
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=== Contractors ===
 
* **HHI:** Jacket, Pile, Topside Module & Bridge  
 
* **HHI:** Jacket, Pile, Topside Module & Bridge  
 
* **Saipem:** Compression platform and pipeline EPIC
 
* **Saipem:** Compression platform and pipeline EPIC
  
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=== History ===
 
* 1965 - Zuluf Oil Field discovered
 
* 1965 - Zuluf Oil Field discovered
 
* 1973 - Oil production started
 
* 1973 - Oil production started
 
* 1984 - Saipem awarded compression platform contract
 
* 1984 - Saipem awarded compression platform contract
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* 2022 - NPCC awarded major contracts for redevelopment
  
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=== Geology ===
 
* The Khafji reservoir is a sandstone formation that generally consists of two production horizons, the Khafji main sand and the upper Khafji stringer
 
* The Khafji reservoir is a sandstone formation that generally consists of two production horizons, the Khafji main sand and the upper Khafji stringer
  
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=== Links ===
 
# [[Hyundai Heavy Industries Platform References]]
 
# [[Hyundai Heavy Industries Platform References]]
 
# [[Saipem Pipeline References]]
 
# [[Saipem Pipeline References]]
# [[[Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References]]]
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# [[Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References]]
 
# [http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4201 The devil is in the production details of Saudi Arabia]
 
# [http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4201 The devil is in the production details of Saudi Arabia]
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# [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/02/uaes-npcc-lands-22-billion-award-with.html UAE’s NPCC lands $2.2 billion award with Saudi Aramco]
  
 
[[category:Field]]
 
[[category:Field]]
 
[[category:Saudi Arabia]]
 
[[category:Saudi Arabia]]
 
[[category:Saudi Aramco]]
 
[[category:Saudi Aramco]]

Latest revision as of 14:37, 15 February 2023

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