South Ghawar Gas Field (Saudi Arabia)

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South Ghawar Gas Field is an operating gas field in Saudi Arabia.

Along with Shedgum Oil and Gas Field (Saudi Arabia), Ain dar Oil Field (Saudi Arabia), and Waqr Gas Field (Saudi Arabia), South Ghawar is a part of the Ghawar Oil and Gas Project (Saudi Arabia).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for South Ghawar Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
South Ghawar	Operating	Saudi Aramco	Saudi Aramco (100.0%)	–	–	2023

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from South Ghawar 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	2583.89	million m³/y	2023
production design capacity	gas	3100.67	million m³/y	2023
production design capacity	condensate	13.87	million bbl/y	2023
production design capacity	gas	7751.66	million m³/y	2028

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for South Ghawar Gas Field

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Saudi Arabia	23.1897, 48.5299 (approximate)

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

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