Safaniya offshore platform

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Country

Saudi Arabia

Operator

Saudi Aramco

Platform type

Fixed steel jacket

Status

Operational

Production

Oil & Gas

Block

Safaniya Field

Latitude

28.28

Longitude

48.75

Field and context

The Safaniya field lies about 265 kilometres north of Dhahran in the Arabian Basin and extends roughly 50 kilometres by 15 kilometres. Its principal oil reservoir is the Cretaceous Safaniya Member of the Wasia Formation, comprising sandstone bodies interbedded with shale and siltstone beneath Mauddud carbonate and shale seals. It is the world’s largest offshore oil field and a mature, multi-platform heavy-oil development.