Tengiz oil field

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Tengiz oil field is one of the world’s deepest and largest oil fields, located in western Kazakhstan near the Caspian Sea and known for its significant role in the country’s oil production.

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instanceOf oil field
approximateReservoirDepth about 4,000 to 5,000 meters
ChevronStake 50 percent (approximate)
contains sour crude
country Kazakhstan
depthCategory supergiant deep oil field
developmentGoal increase oil production capacity
developmentProject Future Growth Project – Wellhead Pressure Management Project NERFINISHED
discovered 1979
environmentalConcern sulfur storage and handling
estimatedOilInPlace over 20 billion barrels
estimatedRecoverableReserves approximately 6 to 9 billion barrels of oil
exportDestination Black Sea port of Novorossiysk NERFINISHED
exportRoute Caspian Pipeline Consortium pipeline NERFINISHED
ExxonMobilStake 25 percent (approximate)
geologicalFormation carbonate reservoir
impact supports regional employment in Atyrau Region
infrastructure export pipelines
gas injection facilities
processing plants
jointVentureName Tengizchevroil LLP NERFINISHED
KazMunayGasStake 20 percent (approximate)
knownFor being one of the largest oil fields in Kazakhstan
being one of the world’s deepest producing oil fields
high hydrogen sulfide content in crude
licenseType production sharing agreement
locatedIn Atyrau Region NERFINISHED
western Kazakhstan NERFINISHED
locatedNear Caspian Sea NERFINISHED
LukoilStake 5 percent (approximate)
majorPartner Chevron NERFINISHED
ExxonMobil NERFINISHED
KazMunayGas NERFINISHED
Lukoil NERFINISHED
onshoreOrOffshore onshore
operator Tengizchevroil NERFINISHED
ownershipStructure joint venture
produces associated gas
crude oil
sulfur
productionType conventional oil
region Caspian Basin NERFINISHED
regulator Government of Kazakhstan NERFINISHED
requires advanced sour gas handling technology
significance key asset for Kazakhstan’s economy
major contributor to Kazakhstan’s oil production
startOfProduction 1991

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Atyrau hasNearbyOilFields Tengiz oil field