Buzachi Severnyy Oil and Gas Field (Kazakhstan)

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Buzachi Severnyy Oil and Gas Field (Бузачи Северные) is an operating oil and gas field in Kazakhstan.

Buzachi Severnyy Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as North Buzachi.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Buzachi Severnyy Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Buzachi Severnyy Operating[1] Buzachi Operating Ltd[2] China National Petroleum Corporation (50.0%); Lukoil (50.0%)[3][1] 1975[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Buzachi Severnyy Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
crude oil and condensate Remaining recoverable reserves 50.08 million bbl 2021 [1]
oil [not stated] 547 million bbl 2015 [4]
oil recoverable reserves 432.23 million bbl [not stated] [5]

Table 3: Production from Buzachi Severnyy Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production gas 46.51 million m³/y 2005 [3]
production oil 5.47 million bbl/y 2005 [3]
production design capacity oil 2.92 million bbl/y 2006 [6]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Buzachi Severnyy Oil and Gas Field

Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
North Ustyurt Onshore, Kazakhstan[7] 45.188, 51.748 (exact)[7]

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230331134410/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/buzachi-north-severo-buzachi-heavy-oil-field-kazakhstan/. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Перечень по углеводородному сырью на 1.01.2019 г. по данным отчета об исполнении лицензионно-контрактных условий (ЛКУ-5)" (PDF). КОМИТЕТ ГЕОЛОГИИ И НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Martha Brill Olcott (2007). "Kazmunaigaz: Kazakhstan's National Oil and Gas Company" (PDF). Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "THE NATIONAL ENERGY REPORT" (PDF). KAZENERGY. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627190559/http://www.nftn.ru/oilfields/asia/kazakhstan/severnoe_buzachi/15-1-0-781. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Maureen S. Crandall (2006). Energy, Economics, and Politics in the Caspian Region: Dreams and Realities (Praeger Security International). Google Books. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Caspian Sea Region" (PDF). oilindustry.ir. March 1, 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.