| Upper Zakum Oil Field | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Region | Persian Gulf |
| Offshore/onshore | offshore |
| Coordinates | 24°51′11″N53°39′43″E / 24.853°N 53.662°E /24.853; 53.662 |
| Operator | Abu Dhabi National Oil Company |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1963 |
| Start of production | 1977 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 500,000 barrels per day (~2.5×10 |
| Estimated oil in place | 6711 million tonnes (~ 8×10 |
TheUpper Zakum Oil FieldArabic:حقل زاكوم العلوي is anoil field 84 km northwest of Abu Dhabi Islands. It was discovered in 1963 and developed by Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd., a joint venture betweenBP and Compagnie Française des Pétroles (laterTotal). The oil field is owned byAbu Dhabi National Oil Company and operated as part of ADNOC Offshore, formerly ZADCO.
The current 40% foreign interest is split betweenExxonMobil which has a 28 percent stake, with Japan Oil Developing Co (Jodco) holding 12 percent.
The total oil in place of the Zakum oil field (combined withLower Zakum oil field is around 50 billion barrels (6711×106tonnes), and production is centered on 500,000 barrels per day (79,000 m3/d).[1] There is a project close to completion to increase production to 750,000 bbl/day from Upper Zakum.
Upper Zakum and Lower Zakum together are the second largest offshore oilfield and fourth largest oilfield in the world.
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