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

+++ 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

+++ 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