Waqr Gas Field (Saudi Arabia)

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Waqr Gas Field is an operating gas field in Saudi Arabia.

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

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Waqr Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Waqr	Operating	Saudi Aramco	Saudi Aramco (100.0%)	1997	–	–

Location

Table 2: field-level location details for Waqr Gas Field

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Saudi Arabia	23.9643, 49.5155 (approximate)

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

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