List of oil fields

Countries by Oil Production in 2013

An oil field in California

This list of oil fields includes some major oil fields of the past and present.

Countries by proven oil reserves 2017

The list is incomplete; there are more than 25,000 oil and gas fields of all sizes in the world. ^[1] However, 94% of known oil is concentrated in fewer than 1,500 giant and major fields. ^[2] Most of the world's largest oilfields are located in the Middle East, but there are also super giant (5 billion bbls) oilfields in Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, and Russia.

A field containing 500 million barrels or more ultimately recoverable reserves is a giant field, while a super giant contains 5 billion barrels or more recoverable reserves.

Amounts listed below, in billions of barrels, are the estimated ultimate recoverable petroleum resources (proved reserves plus cumulative production), given historical production and current extraction technology. Oil shale reserves (perhaps 3 trillion barrels (4.8×10¹¹ m³)) and coal reserves, both of which can be converted to liquid petroleum, are not included in this chart. Other non-conventional liquid fuel sources are similarly excluded from this list.

Current production is for 2025, except when the year is specifically provided along with the production figure.

Oil fields greater than 1 billion barrels (160 million cubic metres)

Field	Location	Discovered	Started production	Peaked	Recoverable oil, past and future (billion barrels)	Current Production (million barrels/day)	Status
Ghawar Field	Saudi Arabia	1948 [3]	1951 [3]	2005, [4] disputed [5]	88-104 [6]	3.8 (2019) [7]	Declining,1-2% per year [8]
Burgan Field	Kuwait	1937	1948	2005 [9]	66-72 [8]	1.7 [10]	Declining, rate of decline not publicly available
Bohai Field	China	1960s (Pilot Output) 2002 (Full Commercial Production)	1968		0.73-1	0.72 (2024) [11]	Production is stable and gradually increasing, supported by continuous new developments
Ahvaz Field	Iran	1958		1970s [12]	25 [13]	0.75 [14]	Declining
Upper Zakum oil field	Abu Dhabi, UAE	1963 [15]	1982 [16] [17] (1967 [15] )		21 [16] [15]	0.75 [16]	Extension planned to 1 MMb/d [18]
Gachsaran Field	Iran	1927	1930	1974	66 [19]	0.48	Declining
Cantarell Field	Mexico	1976	1981	2004 [20]	18–35 [8]	0.14 [21]	Declining,peaked in 2004 at 2.14 million barrels per day (340,000 m3/d) [21]
Ku-Maloob-Zaap	Mexico	1979	1981	2015	4.9	0.59	Declining, production peaked at 853,000 bpd in 2018
Bolivar Coastal Field	Venezuela	1917	1922		30–32 [8]	0.85 [8]	Production declined sharply in the 2010s and 2020s due to sanctions, under investment, and infrastructure degradation. Production stabilized by PDVSA and international partners
Aghajari Field	Iran	1938	1940		28 [22]	0.18	Declining
Tupi Field	Brazil, Santos Basin	2007	2009	2021	5–8	0.79	Declining
Roncador Field	Brazil, Campos Basin	1996	1999	2006	1.7	0.10	Declining
Safaniya Oil Field	Kuwait/Saudi Arabia	1951	1957	1981	30	1.2	Declining
Esfandiar Field	Iran	1969	2023		30	0.01	Increasing
Rumaila Field	Iraq	1953	1954	1979	17 [23]	1.4	Post peak, production stabilized with ongoing investments
Tengiz Field	Kazakhstan	1979	1993	2010	26–40 [8]	0.93 [24]	Peak production stage
Kirkuk Field	Iraq	1927	1934		8.5	0.29	Declining
Shaybah Field	Saudi Arabia	1998	1998		15	1.0	Peak production stage
Majnoon Field	Iraq	1975	2013		11–20 [23]	0.50 [23]	Production is stable, active plans and projects to increase production
Buzios Field	Brazil	2010	2018		3	0.90	Production expanding, with target of 1 M BPD
Samotlor Field	Russia, West Siberia	1965	1969	1980 [25]	14–16	0.33	Declining, 90 % of reserves recovered [26] 5% decline per year (2008–2014) [27]
Shaikan Sheikh Adi Field	Iraqi Kurdistan	2009	2013		4–6	0.04	Production is stable with some fluctuation due to external incidents, but generally showing resilience and modest growth
Romashkino Field	Russia, Volga-Ural	1948	1949	1965	16–17	0.30 (2006) [26]	Declining
Mero Oil field	Brazil, Santos Basin	2010	2022	2025	3.3	0.77	Peak production stage
Prudhoe Bay	United States, Alaska	1967–68	1977	1988 [28]	13	0.32	Declining
Sarir Field	Libya	1961	1961		6.5	0.21	Declining
Priobskoye field	Russia, West Siberia	1982	2000		13	0.50 (2019)	Post peak, gradual managed tapering supported by advanced recovery methods and active drilling
Lyantorskoye field	Russia, West Siberia	1966	1979		13	0.17	Declining
Abqaiq Field	Saudi Arabia	1940	1940s	1973	12	0.43 [29]	Declining
Chicontepec Field	Mexico	1926			6.5 [21] (19 certified) [30]	0.07	Production is stable and has remained relatively low due to complex reservoir characteristics and high development costs, despite Pemex's ambitious target to attain 1 million bpd
Berri Field	Saudi Arabia	1964	1970		12	0.25	Increasing, planned capacity 0.5 million bpd
West Qurna Field	Iraq	1973	1976		33	1.0	Increasing, includes production from West Qurna 1 and West Qurna 2
Manifa Field	Saudi Arabia	1957	1964		11	0.90	Peak production stage
Fyodorovskoye Field	Russia, West Siberia	1971	1974		11	0.69	Declining
East Baghdad Field	Iraq	1976			8 [23]	0.05	Production is stable, active plans to increase production
Foroozan-Marjan (Iran) Field	Saudi Arabia/Iran	1966	1975	1987	10	0.04	Declining, production data available from the Iranian side (Foroozan), data from Saudi side (Marjan) not available
Marlim Field	Brazil, Campos Basin	1985		2002	10–14	0.01	Declining
Awali	Bahrain	1932	1932	1971	2.1	0.04	Declining
Azadegan Field	Iran	1999	2003		5.2	0.19	Increasing
Marun Field	Iran	1963	1966	1976	16	0.52	Declining
Mesopotamian Foredeep Basin	Kuwait				66–72
Minagish	Kuwait	1959			2
Raudhatain	Kuwait	1955	1959	1960s-1970s	11	0.35	Declining
Sabriya	Kuwait	1955 [31]	2018 [31]		3.8–4
Yibal	Oman	1962	1968	1997	1	0.02	Declining
Mukhaizna Oil Field	Oman	1975	2000	2016	1	0.08	Declining
Dukhan Field	Qatar	1939	1988		2.2
Halfaya Field	Iraq		2010		4.1
Az Zubayr Field	Iraq	1949			6
Nahr Umr Field	Iraq	1948			6
Abu-Sa'fah field	Saudi Arabia	1963			6.1
Hassi Messaoud	Algeria	1956			9
Bouri Field	Libya	1976	1988	1995	4.5	0.06	Post peak, production stabilized with ongoing investments
Kizomba Complex	Angola				2
Dalia (oil field)	Angola	1997	2006	2010	1	0.20	Post peak, production stabilized with ongoing investments
Belayim	Angola				>1
Zafiro	Angola				1
Zelten oil field	Libya	1956	1961		2.5
Agbami Field	Nigeria	1998	2008		0.8–1.2
Bonga Field	Nigeria	1996	2005	2006	1.4	0.13	Declining
Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli	Azerbaijan	1985	1997	2010	5.4	0.33	Post peak, production stabilized with ongoing investments
Bahar oilfields	Azerbaijan, Bibiheybət	1846
Karachaganak Field	Kazakhstan	1972			2.5
Kashagan Field	Kazakhstan	2000			30 [32]	0.40 [24]	Increasing
Kurmangazy Field	Kazakhstan				6–7
Darkhan Field	Kazakhstan				9.5
Zhanazhol Field	Kazakhstan	1960	1987		3
Uzen Field	Kazakhstan	1962	1965	1982	12.6	0.10	Declining
Kalamkas Field	Kazakhstan				3.2
Zhetybay Field	Kazakhstan				2.1
Nursultan Field	Kazakhstan				4.5
Jubilee oil field	Ghana	2007	2010		3	0.15	Declining
Ekofisk oil field	Norway	1969	1971	2006	3.3	0.13	Declining
Troll Vest	Norway	1979	1990	2003	1.4		Declining
Statfjord	Norway	1974	1979	1987	5 [33]		Declining
Gullfaks	Norway	1978	1986	1994	2.1	0.02	Declining
Oseberg	Norway	1979	1988		2.2	0.09	Declining
Snorre	Norway	1979	1992	2003	1.5	0.09	Declining
Johan Sverdrup oil field	Norway	2010	2019	2023	2.8	0.76	Declining from early 2025
Mamontovskoye Field	Russia				8
Russkoye Field	Russia				2.5
Kamennoe Field	Russia				1.9
Vankor Field	Russia	1983	2009		3.8 [34]
Vatyeganskoye Field	Russia				1.4
Tevlinsko-Russkinskoye Field	Russia				1.3
Sutorminskoye Field	Russia				1.3
Urengoy group	Russia				1
Ust-Balykskoe Field	Russia				>1
Tuymazinskoe Field	Russia				3
Arlanskoye Field	Russia				>2
South-Hilchuy Field	Russia				3.1
North-Dolginskoye Field	Russia				2.2
Nizhne-Chutinskoe Field	Russia				1.7
South-Dolginskoye Field	Russia				1.6
Prirazlomnoye Field	Russia	1989	2011		1.4
West-Matveevskoye Field	Russia				1.1
Sakhalin Islands	Russia				14
Odoptu	Russia				1
Arukutun-Dagi	Russia				1
Piltun-Astokhskoye Field	Russia	1986	1999		1
Ayash Field East-Odoptu Field	Russia				4.5
Verhne-Chonskoye Field	Russia				1.3
Talakan Field	Russia				1.3
North-Caucasus Basin	Russia				1.7
Clair oilfield	United Kingdom	1977			1		Declining
Forties oilfield	United Kingdom	1970	1975	1979	5	0.01	Declining
Jupiter field	Brazil	2008			1.6		Production expected to start in 2028
Cupiagua/Cusiana	Colombia				1
Boscán Field, Venezuela	Venezuela	1946	1947	1990s	1.6	0.05-0.1	Declining
Mumbai High Field	India, Arabian Sea	1965	1974		2.4	0.13 (2024)	Declining
Pembina	Canada	1953	1953		1.81 [35]
Swan Hills	Canada	1957	Late 1950s	1960s-1970s	1	0.01	Declining
Rainbow Lake	Canada	1956	1950s		1.5	0.002	Declining , tail end of production
Hibernia	Canada	1979	1997	2004	3	0.07	Declining, 85% of reserves recovered
Terra Nova Field	Canada	1984	2002	Early 2000s (shortly after start)	1.0	0.18	Post peak, production stabilized investments
Kelly-Snyder / SACROC	United States, Texas				1.5
Bakken Formation	United States, North Dakota	1951	2005	2019	7.3 [36]	1.3	Declining
Permian Formation	United States, North Dakota	1921	2005	2006	95.6	6.6	Increasing, rate of increase slowing down, expected to peak in 2026
Yates Oil Field	United States, Texas	1926	1926	1929	3.0 (2.0 billion recovered; 1.0 reserve remaining) [37] [38]	0.01	Declining
Kuparuk oil field	United States, Alaska	1969	1981	1992	1-1.5	0.06	Post peak, production stabilized using new investments
Alpine, Alaska	United States, Alaska	1994	2000	2005	0.4–1	0.01	Post peak, production is currently stable and showing a modest increasing trend due to active development of satellite fields and ongoing drilling
East Texas Oil Field	United States, Texas	1930			6
Spraberry Trend	United States, Texas	1943			10 [39]
Wilmington Oil Field	United States, California	1932			3
South Belridge Oil Field	United States, California	1911			2 [40]
Coalinga Oil Field	United States, California	1887			1
Elk Hills	United States, California	1911			1.5 [40]
Kern River	United States, California	1899			2.5 [40]
Midway-Sunset Field	United States, California	1894			3.4 [40]
Thunder Horse Oil Field	United States, Gulf of Mexico	1999	2007	2009	1	0.20	Post peak, production stabilized with ongoing investments
Kingfish	Australia				1.2
Halibut	Australia	1967			1
Daqing Field	China	1959	1960	2003	16	0.60 (2021)	Post peak, production stabilized using advanced recovery methods and new investments
Tahe Field	China				8
Jidong Nanpu Oil Field	China	2005	2006		7.35
SL10-SL13 Genel/CPC Field	Somaliland	2014			4.2
Wushi Oil Field	China	2005	2016
Tarim Oil Fields	China		1989
Zafiro Field	Equatorial Guinea	1995		2004	1 [41]

See also

• Energy portal

• Athabasca Oil Sands
• Giant oil and gas fields
• List of coalfields
• List of natural gas fields
• List of oil and gas fields of the North Sea
• OAPEC
• Oil megaprojects
• Oil shale reserves
• OPEC
• Petrol
• Petroleum Reservoir

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