Khafji Oil Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia)

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Khafji Oil Field (الخفجي) is an operating oil field in Kuwait-Saudi Arabia.

Along with Hout Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia) and Lulu Oil and Gas Field (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia-Iran), Khafji is a part of the Onshore Neutral Zone Oil and Gas Complex (Kuwait-Saudi Arabia).

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Khafji Operating[1][2] Khafji Joint Operations[3] Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (50.0%); Aramco Gulf Oil Company (50.0%)[3] 1960[3] 1961[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Khafji Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 118.62 million bbl/y 2020 [5]
production oil 87.6 million bbl/y 2023 [6]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Khafji Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Kuwait-Saudi Arabia[7] 28.2744, 48.8864 (exact)[7]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Onshore Neutral Zone complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515114808/https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/article/14074106/kuwait-saudi-arabia-to-resume-joint-oil-production. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20231003222237/https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Saudi-Arabia-Looks-To-Sidestep-OPEC-Output-Cuts-With-Dark-Inventory.html. Archived from the original on 03 October 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Kuwait Gulf Oil Company Joint Operations". Kuwait Gulf Oil Company. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515114800/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/khafji-field-saudi-kuwaiti-neutral-zone/. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220130185055/https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/021720-neutral-zone-oil-output-to-reach-550000-bd-by-year-end-kuwait. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.aljarida.com/article/46036. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 Bader Al-Saif (March 1, 2021). "Along the Kuwaiti-Saudi Border, Stability Is Built on Flexibility" (PDF). Carnegie Endowment. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.