Where are the Saudi oil fields?
The Ghawar oilfield, located about 100km southwest of Dhahran in the Al Hasa Province of Saudi Arabia, is the world’s biggest conventional oil field both by oil reserves and production.
How much of the world’s oil comes from Saudi Arabia?
What countries are the top producers and consumers of oil?
| Country | Million barrels per day | Share of world total |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 10.82 | 11% |
| Russia | 10.50 | 11% |
| Canada | 5.26 | 6% |
| China | 4.93 | 5% |
Which is the largest oil field in Saudi Arabia?
This Oilfield is started Production in 1951 and produces 5,000,000 barrels per day of oil and 2 billion cubic feet of gas per day, estimated 71,000 million barrels of oil reserved in this Ghawar Field. This is the largest Conventional Oilfield in the World, is Subdivided into five Production Areas within 280 by 30 Km.
How many barrels of oil are in Saudi Aramco?
In April 2010, Saad al-Tureiki, Vice-President for Operations at Aramco, stated, in a news conference reported in Saudi media, that over 65 billion barrels (10.3 km 3) have been produced from the field since 1951. Tureiki further stated that the total reserves of the field had originally exceeded 100 billion barrels (16 km 3 ).
How much oil does Saudi Arabia use per day?
Saudi Arabia consumes 3,302,000 barrels per day (B/d) of oil as of the year 2016. Saudi Arabia ranks 6th in the world for oil consumption, accounting for about 3.4% of the world’s total consumption of 97,103,871 barrels per day.
How big is the Ghawar oil field in Saudi Arabia?
The International Energy Agency in its 2008 World Energy Outlook stated that the oil production from Ghawar reached 66 Bbo in 2007, and that the remaining reserves are 74 Bbo. Matthew Simmons, in his 2005 book Twilight in the Desert, suggested that production from the Ghawar field and Saudi Arabia may soon peak.