Abu Sa`fah Oil Field (Saudi Arabia-Bahrain)

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Abu Sa`fah Oil Field (حقل أبو سعفة) is an operating oil field in Saudi Arabia-Bahrain.

Abu Sa`fah is a part of the Qatif Project complex.

Abu Sa`fah Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Abu Safah.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Abu Sa`fah Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Abu Sa`fah Operating[1] Saudi Aramco[2] Saudi Aramco (50.0%); Bapco (50.0%)[3] 1963[4] 1966[5][6]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Abu Sa`fah Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
crude oil and condensate Remaining recoverable reserves 1023.18 million bbl 2023 [1]

Table 3: Production from Abu Sa`fah Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 109.5 million bbl/y 2018 [7][1][2]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Abu Sa`fah Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Saudi Arabia-Bahrain[3] 26.79, 50.4312 (exact)[3]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Qatif Project complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210622114524/https://www.greencarcongress.com/2018/04/20180402-bahrain.html. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Climate Trace (44837). "asset_oil-and-gas-production-and-transport_ownership". Climate Trace. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Invalid |url-status=Live (help)
  4. Oil and Gas Journal (2019). "Worldwide Oil Field Production Survey Historical Version Data from 1980-2017". OGJ. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Safah_field#:~:text=Discovered%20in%201963%2C%20the%20field,barrel%2Fday%20of%20medium%20petroleum. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20240218074944/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-abu-safah-conventional-oil-field-saudi-arabia/. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20230320120244/https://www.bapco.net/en/page/crude-and-petroleum-products. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)