Zuluf Oil Field
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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
- Hyundai Heavy Industries Platform References
- Saipem Pipeline References
- [[[Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References]]]
- The devil is in the production details of Saudi Arabia
- UAE’s NPCC lands $2.2 billion award with Saudi Aramco
