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This list of oil fields includes some major oil fields of the past and present. The list is
incomplete; there are more than 40,000 oil and gas fields of all sizes in the world[1]. However,
94% of known oil is concentrated in fewer than 1500 giant and major fields [2] The largest fields
are located in Siberia and Middle East.
Amounts given are estimated ultimate recoverable resources (proved reserves plus cumulative
production), given current technology, in barrels. Oil shale reserves (perhaps 3 trillion barrels)
and non-conventional sources are not included in this chart. Coal (which can be converted to
liquid petroleum) is also not included in this chart.
Contents
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1 Oil fields greater than 1 billion barrels
2 See also
3 External links
4 References
[edit] Oil fields greater than 1 billion barrels
Field
Ghawar Field
Burgan Field
Location
Discov
ered
Started
Produc
tion
Peake
d
Saudi
Arabia
1948[3]
1951[3]
2005[4
]
,
disput
ed[5]
2005[9
Kuwait
1938
1948
Recovera
ble Oil,
Past and
Future
(Billion
Barrels)
75-83[6][7]
Product
ion
(Million
Barrels/
day)
5[8]
Rate of
Decline
8% per
year[citation
needed]
66-72[10][7]
1.7[11]
]
14% per
year[citation
needed]
Ferdows/Moun
d/Zagheh Field
Iran
2003
7-9 (38
Gb
resource)[1
2]
Sugar Loaf field Brazil
Cantarell Field
Mexico
25-40[13]
2007
1976
1981
2004[1
4]
Bolivar Coastal
Field
Azadegan field
Tupi Field
Safaniya-Khafji
Field
Esfandiar Field
Rumaila Field
Tengiz Field
Ahwaz Field
35[7], 18
billion
recoverabl
e
.580 [15]
2.6-3[7]
Venezuel
a
Iran
Santos
Basin,
Brazil
Saudi
Arabia/N
eutral
Zone
Iran
Iraq
Kazakhst
an
1917
30-32[7]
2004
2007
26[16]
5-8
1951
30
1953
1979
2010
30
17[17]
15-26[7]
1.3[17]
.53[7]
Iran
1958
1970s[
10.1
.700[19]
1993
18]
Not yet
developed
peaked in
2004 at
2.14 millio
n barrels
per day
(340,000 m
3
/d)[15]
Expanding
from 285k
to 1.3 m
bpd[1]
Expected to
surpass
original
peak due to
new gas
injection.[2
]
Iraq
Saudi
Arabia
Iran
Iraq
West
Siberia,
Russia
VolgaUral,
Russia
United
States,
Alaska
Libya
1927
Priobskoye field West
Siberia,
Russia
1982
Kirkuk Field
Shaybah Field
Agha Jari Field
Majnoon Field
Samotlor Field
Romashkino
Field
Prudhoe Bay
Serir Field
1934
1937
1965
1969
1980[2
8.5
15
.480
8.7
11-20[17]
14-16
.200
.5[17]
.844 [21]
16-17
.301
(2006)
0]
1948
1949
1969
in
declin
e
1998
[21]
13
0.9
[22]
(cum.
depletion:
73%) [21]
cum.
depletion:
85% [21]
11% per
year[citation
needed]
1961
2000
12 (6.5
billion
recoverabl
e)
13
0.680
(2008)
14%
depleted,
Production
rapidly
expanding.[
23]
Lyantorskoye
field
Abqaiq Field
Chicontepec
Field
West
Siberia,
Russia
Saudi
Arabia
Mexico
1966
1979
13
0.168
(2004)
[21]
12
1926
0.43[24]
6.5 [15] (19
certified)[2
5]
Berri Field
Zakum Field
West Qurna
Field
Saudi
Arabia
Abu
Dhabi,
UAE
Iraq
12
1965[26] 1967
12
15-21 [17]
0.18-.25
(pot.)*ci
vil war
[17]
cum.
depletion:
81% [21]
Manifa Field
Fyodorovskoye
Field
East Baghdad
Field
Saudi
Arabia
West
Siberia,
Russia
Iraq
11
1971
1974
11
1.9
(197x)
8 [17]
0-.05
(pot.)*ci
vil war
[17]
FaroozanMarjan Field
Marlim Field
Awali
Aghajari Field
Ahvaz Field
Azadegan Field
Gachsaran
Field
Marun Field
Mesopotamian
Foredeep Basin
Minagish
Raudhatain
Sabriya
Yibal
Dukhan Field
Halfaya Field
Az Zubayr
Field
Nahr Umr Field
Abu-Sa'fah
field
Hassi Messaoud
Kizomba
Complex
Dalia (oil field)
Belayim
Zafiro
Serir field
Zelten oil field
Agbami Field
Saudi
Arabia/Ir
an
Campos
Basin,
Brazil
Bahrain
Iran
Iran
Iran
Iran
10
in
declin
e
10-14
1
14
17
3-6
15
Iran
Kuwait
16
66-72
Kuwait
Kuwait
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Iraq
Iraq
2
11
3.8-4
1
2.2
4.1
6
Iraq
Oman
6
6.1
Algeria
Angola
9
2
Angola
Angola
Angola
Libya
Libya
Nigeria
1
>1
1
12.6
2.5
0.8-1.2
8% per
year[27]
Nigeria
Azerbaija
n
Azerbaija
n
Kazakhst
Karachaganak
an
Field
Kashagan Field Kazakhst 2000
an
Kazakhst
Kurmangazy
an
Field
Kazakhst
Darkhan Field
an
Zhanazhol Field Kazakhst
an
Kazakhst
Uzen Field
an
Kalamkas Field Kazakhst
an
Zhetybay Field Kazakhst
an
Nursultan Field Kazakhst
an
Ekofisk oil field Norway
Norway
Troll Vest
Norway
Statfjord
Norway
Gullfaks
Norway
1979
Oseberg
Norway
Snorre
Mamontovskoy Russia
e Field
Russkoye Field Russia
Russia
Kamennoe
Field
Russia
1983
Vankor Field
Vatyeganskoye Russia
Field
Russia
TevlinskoRusskinskoye
Field
Sutorminskoye Russia
Field
Urengoy group Russia
Russia
Ust-Balykskoe
1.4
5.4
Bonga Field
Azeri-ChiragGuneshli
Shah Deniz
2.5
2.5
30 [28]
6-7
9,5
3
7
3,2
2,1
4,5
1988
3.3
1.4
3.4
2.1
2.2
1.5
8
2.5
1.9
2009
3.8[29]
1.4
1.3
1.3
1
>1
3.78
Field
Tuymazinskoe
Field]
Arlanskoye
Field
South-Hilchuy
Field
NorthDolginskoye
Field
NizhneChutinskoe
Field
SouthDolginskoye
Field
Prirazlomnoye
Field
WestMatveevskoye
Field
Sakhalin
Islands
Odoptu
Arukutun-Dagi
PiltunAstokhskoye
Field
Ayash Field
East-Odoptu
Field
VerhneChonskoye
Field
Talakan Field
North-Caucasus
Basin
Clair oilfield
Forties oilfield
Tupi (oil field)
Jupiter field
Cupiagua/Cusia
na
Russia
3
Russia
>2
Russia
3.1
Russia
2.2
Russia
1.7
Russia
1.6
Russia
1.4
Russia
1.1
Russia
14
Russia
Russia
Russia
1
1
1
Russia
4.5
Russia
1.3
Russia
Russia
1.3
1.7
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
Brazil
Brazil
Colombia
1.75
5
5-8
7
1
Boscán Field,
Venezuela
Hibernia
Terra Nova
Field
SACROC
Yates Oil Field
Kuparuk oil
field
Alpine
East Texas Oil
Field
Spraberry
Trend
Wilmington Oil
Field
South Belridge
Oil Field
Coalinga Oil
Field
Elk Hills
Kern River
Midway-Sunset
Field
Thunder Horse
Field
Kingfish
Halibut
Daqing Field
Venezuel
a
Canada
Canada
United
States
United
States
United
States
United
States
United
States
United
States
United
States
United
States
United
States,
Californi
a
United
States,
Californi
a
United
States,
Californi
a
United
States
United
States
Australia
Australia
China
1.6
1979
1984
1997
2002
3
1.0
1.5
1926
1926
1929
3.0 (2.0
billion
recovered;
1.0
reserve
remaining
)[30][31]
6
0.4-1
6
10[32]
3
2[33]
1
1.5[33]
2.5[33]
3.4[33]
>1
1959
1960
1.2
1
16
cum.
depletion:
90%
Jidong Field
Tahe Field
Nanpu Oil Field
Bombay High
China
China
China
India
Mangala Area
Toot oilfield [36]
India
Pakistan
196467
1999
1961
1974
2.2
8
7.35
6.1[34]
2005
1964
3.6[35]
1
1986
[37]
[edit] See also
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List of natural gas fields
List of oil and gas fields of the North Sea
Oil Megaprojects
OPEC
OAPEC
Petrol
Giant oil and gas fields
Oil shale reserves
[edit] External links
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Interactive Map over the Norwegian Continental Shelf, live information, facts, pictures
and videos.
[edit] References
1. ^ Schlumberger World Energy Atlas
2. ^ Ivanhoe, L. F, and G G. Leckie, -"Global oil, gas fields, sizes tallied, analyzed," Oil
and Gas Journal. Feb. 15, 1993, pp. 87-91
3. ^ a b "The Elephant of All Elephants" (in English). AAPG.
http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2005/01jan/ghawar.cfm.
4. ^ Donald Coxe (2005-03-31). "Has Ghawar truly peaked?" (in English).
http://www.energybulletin.net/5065.html.
5. ^ "Another Day in the Desert" (PDF).
http://www.ceri.ca/Publications/documents/GoE_Oct05.pdf.
6. ^ "Oil Supply and Demand". http://www.tradingtoday.com/26-oil-supply-demand.
7. ^ a b c d e f g "The List: Taking Oil Fields Offline" (in English). 2006-08.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3567.
8. ^ Ghawar Field
9. ^ "Burgan Field: Kuwait's Biggest Oil Field Starts to Run Out of Oil" (in English). 200511-12. http://www.mindfully.org/Energy/2005/Burgan-Field-Kuwait12nov05.htm.
10. ^ "Oil Supply and Demand". http://www.tradingtoday.com/26-oil-supply-demand.
11. ^ Burgan Field
12. ^ "Iran's oil bonanza and its problems".
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/EG18Ak05.html.
13. ^ "Three supergiant fields discovered offshore Brazil".
http://www.worldoil.com/Magazine/MAGAZINE_DETAIL.asp?ART_ID=3450&MONT
H_YEAR=Feb-2008.
14. ^ "Mexico Oil Production going down January 2007".
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/finanzas/55660.html.
15. ^ a b c "Mexico Energy Data" (in English). 2007-12-20.
http://in.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergyNews/idINN0328754020090303.
16. ^ "Japan's Iran Dilemma and Oil".
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=9627.
17. ^ a b c d e f g h "DOE: Iraq Energy Data". 2007-08-01.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Iraq/Oil.html.
18. ^ Blackwell Energy Research Oil and Energy Trends
19. ^ "Iran Country Analysis Brief" (PDF). 2007-10-01.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Iran/pdf.pdf.
20. ^ Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - TNK to revive Samotlor oil field
21. ^ a b c d e f "DOE: Russia Energy Data (data from 2006)". 2008-06-10.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Russia/Oil.html.
22. ^ "US Republicans set to turn Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge into oilfield".
http://www.bellona.no/bellona.org/english_import_area/energy/37733.
23. ^ Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Yukos to double output from Priobskoye field
24. ^ "The Impact of the Abqaiq Attack on Saudi Energy Security". http://www.saudi-usrelations.org/articles/2006/ioi/060228-rodhan-abqaiq.html.
25. ^ "Mexico's northern region launches massive development - Pemex Exploration and
Production - Statistical Data Included".
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3159/is_11_222/ai_80326155.
26. ^ "United Arab Emirates - Persian Gulf". http://www.energyfiles.com/afrme/uae.html.
27. ^ "New information on the Cambridge Energy analysis of world oil supplies".
http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2005/09/new_information.html.
28. ^ http://www.kmg.kz/index.cfm?tid=24
29. ^ "Russia launches Vankor oilfield, eyes China market". Forbes. 2009-08-21.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/reuters/2009/08/21/2009-0821T164618Z_01_LL714287_RTRIDST_0_RUSSIA-OIL-VANKOR-UPDATE-2.html.
Retrieved 2009-08-22.
30. ^ University of Texas Oil Connections
31. ^ NASA picture from space; barrel 2 billion from the field was filled in 1995
32. ^
[http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/natural_gas/data_publications/crude_oil_natural_ga
s_reserves/current/pdf/appb.pdf Top 100 Oil and Gas Fields (U.S. Department of Energy)
33. ^ a b c d California Department of Conservation, Oil and Gas Statistics
34. ^ India Electric Power
35. ^ Cairn delays output from Indian oilfield
36. ^ Canadian Firm to Develop Pakistan Oilfield - PakPositive
37. ^ RIGZONE - International Sovereign Energy Inks Deal for Toot Oilfield
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