Tengiz Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Chevron
- Country: Kazakhstan
- Location: Western Kazakhstan
- Production start:
- Partners: 540,000 barrels per day
- KazMunaiGas JSC (20%), Chevron Overseas (50%), Exxon Mobil (25%) and LokArko (5%
- Type: Tengiz Crude Oil and associated Gas
- Estimated Reserves: estimated potential recoverable reserves of 6 to 9 billion barrels
- Production Volume:
Description
- Tengiz is the most deep-lying and biggest oil field in Kazakhstan and one of the world's ten largest
- Its depth is 3810 m, width – 19 km, length -21 km, oil mass thickness -1,6 km
- hydrogen sulphide which is present in high concentration in Tengiz Crude Oil
- The crude is exported via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium Oil Pipeline
History
- 1979 - Tengiz field discovered
- 1993 - The Government of Kazakhstan established a Joint-Venture TengizChevrOil
- 2000 - Chevron increases its stake to 50%
- 2008 - TCO completed a $7.4 billion expansion, referred to as the Sour Gas Injection and Second Generation Plant
- 2012 - Fluor JV awarded a contract for Wellhead Pressure Management Project
Geology
Links
- Tengiz, KazMunaiGas
- Chevron, Kazakhstan
- Chevron Provides Further Detail on the Future Growth Project at the Tengiz Field in Kazakhstan
- Fluor Joint Venture Awarded Contract for Tengizchevroil's Wellhead Pressure Management Project in Kazakhstan
- Chevron Confirms Agreement With Kazakhstan to Acquire Additional Stake In Tengiz Joint Venture
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