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Umm Shaif oil field

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Country
  
United Arab Emirates

Discovery
  
1962

Offshore/onshore
  
offshore

Start of production
  
1963

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Current production of oil
  
300,000 barrels per day (~1.5×10^ t/a)

Estimated oil in place
  
550 million tonnes (~ 620×10^ m or 3900 MMbbl)

Estimated gas in place
  
30,700×10^ cu ft (870×10^ m)

Region
  
Persian Gulf (also known as Arabian Gulf)

Operator
  
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

The Umm Shaif Oil Field is an oil field 84 km north west of Abu Dhabi Islands. 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).

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Umm Shaif oil field Wikipedia