Safaniya Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Saudi Aramco
• Country: Saudi Arabia
• Location: Arabian Gulf
• Production start: 1957
• Partners:
• Type: Oil
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume: 1.3mbpd

+++ Description

• The Safaniyah field is the world’s largest conventional offshore oil field in terms of proved reserves.
• It is located approximately 260 kilometres north of Dhahran. Most of the field lies offshore in the Arabian Gulf.
• Within the Concession Area, the Safaniyah field is approximately 50 kilometres long and 15 kilometres wide.
• A small portion of the field, known as the Khafji field, lies in the offshore neutral zone
• The oil has a significant water cut
• The gas is going to be processes in the Tanajib Gas Processing Plant which is under construction

+++ Contractors

• **McDermott:**
  • Procurement, fabrication, transportation and installation of three electrified production deck modules (PDM’s)
  • (2017) EPCI services including design, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of 9 slipover jackets, 10 production deck modules, an electrical distribution platform and associated cables and pipelines.
• **HHI:** Living Quarters Platform & Module
• **ENPPI:** Water Disposal System Upgrade

+++ History

• 1957 - Oil production started
• 1991 - HHI awarded Living Quarters Platform & Module contract
• 2006 - Water Disposal System Upgrade project launched
• 2017 - Contracts awarded for major modernisation

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Safaniya Field, Saudi Aramco World
2. Hyundai Heavy Industries Platform References
3. ENPPI Oil And Gas Processing References
4. McDermott Awarded North Dome and PDM Projects for Saudi Aramco
5. McDermott Awarded Cable Installation Project for Saudi Aramco
6. McDermott Awarded Next Phase of Safaniya EPCI Contract for Saudi Aramco