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* Operator: Saudi Aramco  | * Operator: Saudi Aramco  | ||
* Country: Saudi Arabia  | * Country: Saudi Arabia  | ||
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* Production Volume: 825,000 bpd  | * Production Volume: 825,000 bpd  | ||
| − | + | === Description ===  | |
* Zuluf is the northernmost offshore oilfield and Saudi Arabia's fifth super-giant. The average water depth at Zuluf is 118 feet. The field was discovered in 1965 and started production in 1973  | * Zuluf is the northernmost offshore oilfield and Saudi Arabia's fifth super-giant. The average water depth at Zuluf is 118 feet. The field was discovered in 1965 and started production in 1973  | ||
*  The field has two main structures: Zuluf and Ribyan  | *  The field has two main structures: Zuluf and Ribyan  | ||
* Gas is sent to the [[Khursaniyah Gas Processing Plant]]  | * Gas is sent to the [[Khursaniyah Gas Processing Plant]]  | ||
| + | * A major redevelopment is underway to boost production  | ||
| − | + | === Contractors ===  | |
* **HHI:** Jacket, Pile, Topside Module & Bridge    | * **HHI:** Jacket, Pile, Topside Module & Bridge    | ||
* **Saipem:** Compression platform and pipeline EPIC  | * **Saipem:** Compression platform and pipeline EPIC  | ||
| − | + | === History ===  | |
* 1965 - Zuluf Oil Field discovered  | * 1965 - Zuluf Oil Field discovered  | ||
* 1973 - Oil production started  | * 1973 - Oil production started  | ||
* 1984 - Saipem awarded compression platform contract  | * 1984 - Saipem awarded compression platform contract  | ||
| + | * 2022 - NPCC awarded major contracts for redevelopment  | ||
| − | + | === Geology ===  | |
* The Khafji reservoir is a sandstone formation that generally consists of two production horizons, the Khafji main sand and the upper Khafji stringer  | * The Khafji reservoir is a sandstone formation that generally consists of two production horizons, the Khafji main sand and the upper Khafji stringer  | ||
| − | + | === Links ===  | |
# [[Hyundai Heavy Industries Platform References]]  | # [[Hyundai Heavy Industries Platform References]]  | ||
# [[Saipem Pipeline References]]  | # [[Saipem Pipeline References]]  | ||
| − | #   | + | # [[Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References]]  | 
# [http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4201 The devil is in the production details of Saudi Arabia]  | # [http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4201 The devil is in the production details of Saudi Arabia]  | ||
| + | # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/02/uaes-npcc-lands-22-billion-award-with.html UAE’s NPCC lands $2.2 billion award with Saudi Aramco]  | ||
[[category:Field]]  | [[category:Field]]  | ||
[[category:Saudi Arabia]]  | [[category:Saudi Arabia]]  | ||
[[category:Saudi Aramco]]  | [[category:Saudi Aramco]]  | ||
Latest revision as of 14:37, 15 February 2023
Summary Information
- Operator: Saudi Aramco
 - Country: Saudi Arabia
 - Location: Arabian Gulf
 - Production start: 1973
 - Partners:
 - Type: Oil / Gas
 - Estimated Reserves: 43.3 billion barrels of crude oil
 - Production Volume: 825,000 bpd
 
Description
- Zuluf is the northernmost offshore oilfield and Saudi Arabia's fifth super-giant. The average water depth at Zuluf is 118 feet. The field was discovered in 1965 and started production in 1973
 - The field has two main structures: Zuluf and Ribyan
 - Gas is sent to the Khursaniyah Gas Processing Plant
 - A major redevelopment is underway to boost production
 
Contractors
- **HHI:** Jacket, Pile, Topside Module & Bridge
 - **Saipem:** Compression platform and pipeline EPIC
 
History
- 1965 - Zuluf Oil Field discovered
 - 1973 - Oil production started
 - 1984 - Saipem awarded compression platform contract
 - 2022 - NPCC awarded major contracts for redevelopment
 
Geology
- The Khafji reservoir is a sandstone formation that generally consists of two production horizons, the Khafji main sand and the upper Khafji stringer