Lower Zakum Oil Field (United Arab Emirates)

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Lower Zakum Oil Field is an operating oil field in United Arab Emirates.

Along with Lower Zakum LTDP-2 Oil and Gas Field (United Arab Emirates) and Lower Zakum LTDP-1 Oil and Gas Field (United Arab Emirates), Lower Zakum is a part of the Lower Zakum complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Lower Zakum Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Lower Zakum Operating[1][2] ADNOC Offshore[1] Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (60.0%); ONGC (10.0%); INPEX Corporation (10.0%); CNPC (6.0%); Other (14.0%)[1] 1963[3] 1967[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Lower Zakum Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil 1P reserves 17200 million bbl [not stated] [3]

Table 3: Production from Lower Zakum Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production design capacity oil 155.12 million bbl/y 2020 [5]
production design capacity oil 164.25 million bbl/y 2025 [2]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Lower Zakum Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, United Arab Emirates[6] 24.853, 53.662 (approximate)[6]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field(s) within the Lower Zakum complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "United Arab Emirates: Oil & Gas Laws and Regulations 2021". ICLG. 2021. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240108215157/https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/adnoc-npcc-lower-zakum/. Archived from the original on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Top gas and oil fields in the UAE". Bayut. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  4. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210727001832/https://www.inpex.co.jp/english/assets/pdf/e20180226.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707143441/https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-lower-zakum-54074055. Archived from the original on 07 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 Sadoon Morad (August 1, 2012). "Impact of diagenesis on the spatial and temporal distribution of reservoir quality in the Jurassic Arab D and C Members, offshore Abu Dhabi oilfield, United Arab Emirates". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.