Al Shaheen Oil Field
The Al Shaheen Oil Field is a production oil and gas field off the north east coast of Qatar in the Persian Gulf, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Doha. The oil field lies above the North Gas Field, one of the largest gas fields in the world. The field has been operated by Maersk Oil Qatar AS of Denmark until July 2017 under a production sharing agreement with QatarEnergy, on behalf of the state of Qatar. As of June 2016, QatarEnergy and the French major TotalEnergies established a new company known as North Oil Company. The new company is 70% owned by QatarEnergy and 30% by TotalEnergies. North Oil Company took over field operations on 14 July 2017.
| Al Shaheen Oil Field | |
|---|---|
| Country | Qatar |
| Region | Persian Gulf |
| Block | 5 |
| Offshore/onshore | offshore |
| Coordinates | 26.605°N 51.932°E |
| Operator | North Oil Company (Qatar) |
| Partners | TotalEnergies QatarEnergy |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1992 |
| Start of production | 1994 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 270,000 barrels per day (~1.3×107 t/a) |
| Year of current production of oil | 2006 |
| Producing formations | Nahr Umr, Shuaiba and Kharaib formations |
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