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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
