Abqaiq oil field

Coordinates: 25°56′00″N 49°40′00″E / 25.9333°N 49.6667°E / 25.9333; 49.6667
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Abqaiq
Abqaiq oil field is located in Saudi Arabia
Abqaiq oil field
Location of Abqaiq
CountrySaudi Arabia
RegionEastern Province
Offshore/onshoreonshore
Coordinates25°56′00″N 49°40′00″E / 25.9333°N 49.6667°E / 25.9333; 49.6667
OperatorSaudi Aramco
Field history
Discovery1940
Start of production1940
Production
Estimated oil in place3020 million tonnes
(~ 3.58×10^9 m3 or 22500 million bbl)

The Abqaiq oil field is an

East-West Crude Oil Pipeline
.

References

  1. ^ "Tech Talk - Production from Abqaiq, an Aging Queen". theoildrum.com. 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  2. ^ "Giant oil and gas fields" (PDF). rand.org. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.