Abuzar Oil Field (Iran)

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Abuzar Oil Field is an operating oil field in Iran.

Abuzar Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Abushar.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Abuzar Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Abuzar Operating[1] Iranian Offshore Oil Company[2] National Iranian Oil Company (100.0%)[2] 1961[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Abuzar Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil original oil in place 4168 million bbl 2007 [4]
oil estimated reserves 1331.5 million bbl 2007 [4]
oil primary reserves 797.7 million bbl 2007 [4]
oil secondary reserves 0 million bbl 2007 [4]
oil recoverable reserves 797.7 million bbl 2007 [4]
oil original oil in place 893 million bbl 2007 [5]

Table 3: Production from Abuzar Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 73 million bbl/y 2020 [6]
production oil 63.88 million bbl/y 2018 [7]
production oil 80.3 million bbl/y 2018 [8]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Abuzar Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Iran[5] 29.292, 49.532 (exact)[5]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210917151204/https://www.nioc.ir/portal/file/?175586/catalog-nioc-en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Giant Oil & Gas Fields of the world". World Map. 2010. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230329014550/http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geoarabia/article-pdf/12/2/69/5443178/husseini.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129095022/https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geoarabia/article/12/2/69/567100. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531102306/https://www.orfonline.org/research/energy-news-monitor-volume/. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20230601162030/https://fanack.com/iran/energy-sector-of-iran/. Archived from the original on 01 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322062120/https://financialtribune.com/articles/energy/81325/irans-abouzar-oilfield-output-set-to-rise-by-12k-bpd. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)