Kashagan Oil and Gas Field (Kazakhstan)

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Kashagan Oil and Gas Field (Кашаган) is an operating oil and gas field in Kazakhstan.

Along with Kalamkas Oil Field (Kazakhstan), Kairan Oil and Gas Field (Kazakhstan), Aktoty Oil and Gas Field (Kazakhstan), and Kashagan South West Oil and Gas Field (Kazakhstan), Kashagan is a part of the North Caspian Oil and Gas Project (Kazakhstan).

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Kashagan Operating[1] North Caspian Operating Company N.V[2] KMG Kashagan B.V (16.88%); Eni S.P.A. (16.81%); ExxonMobil (16.81%); Shell (16.81%); Other (32.7%)[2] 2000[3] 2016[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Kashagan Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas recoverable 1472462.13 million m³ 2017 [5]
hydrocarbons [not stated] 19700 million boe 2017 [3]
oil [not stated] 13000 million bbl 2020 [6]
oil exact reserves 46547.9 million bbl 2002 [7]
oil recoverable 11000 million bbl 2017 [5]
oil recoverable reserves 13299.4 million bbl 2018 [8]
oil and gas recoverable 13000 million boe 2015 [9]

Table 3: Production from Kashagan Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
cumulative production gas 8440 million m³ 2019 [4]
cumulative production oil 219.9 million bbl 2019 [4]
production oil 109.5 million bbl/y 2023 [10]
production design capacity oil 138.7 million bbl/y 2019 [4]
production design capacity oil 182.5 million bbl/y 2027 [4]

Location

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

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Kazakhstan[2] 46.486, 50.1374 (exact)[2]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the North Caspian complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. "NC KazMunayGas JSC Annual Report 2019" (PDF). ҚазМұнайГаз. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Annual Report 2020: Fostering Sustainability Driving Growth" (PDF). ҚазМұнайГаз. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 1, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Philip Stark (2017). "Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the 2000s: A New Century Ushers in Deeper Water, Unconventionals, and More Gas". geoscienceworld.org. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221222173136/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/kashagan-oil-field-development/. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230205052130/https://kazenergy.com/upload/document/energy-report/National_Energy_Report-ENGLISH_03.09.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230401130215/https://www.ncoc.kz/Documents/2020/mc_NCOC_Corporate%20Brochures_CRV.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 01 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628035812/https://www.mineral.ru/News/5971.html. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220720093445/https://www.kmg.kz/uploads/reporting-and-financial-result/272ede75d8454f06/KMG_ANNUAL_REPORT_2018_ENG.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20230320122847/https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/86890/kashagan-oil-and-gas-field-kazakhstan. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108233028/https://www.oedigital.com/news/505371-kashagan-oilfield-output-drops-after-injection-well-closures. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)