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Umm Shaif oil field

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Umm Shaif Oil Field
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
RegionPersian Gulf
Offshore/onshoreoffshore
OperatorAbu Dhabi National Oil Company
Field history
Discovery1962
Start of production1963
Production
Current production of oil300,000 barrels per day (~1.5×10^7 t/a)
Estimated oil in place550 million tonnes
(~ 620×10^6 m3 or 3900 million bbl)
Estimated gas in place30,700×10^9 cu ft (870×10^9 m3)

The Umm Shaif Oil Field is an oil field in Abu Dhabi. It was discovered in 1958 and developed by Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd, a joint venture between British Petroleum and Compagnie Française des Pétroles (CFP—later Total). The oil field is now operated and owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. The total proven reserves of the Umm Shaif oil field are around 3.9 billion barrels (550×106tonnes), and production is centered on 300,000 barrels per day (48,000 m3/d).[1]

References

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  1. ^ The A to Z of petroleum industry. Google Books. 2002. Retrieved 2014-05-14.