| Ku-Maloob-Zaap | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Region | North America |
| Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
| Operator | Pemex |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1979 |
| Start of production | 1981 |
| Peak of production | 2015 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 700,000 barrels per day (~3.5×107 t/a) [1] |
| Year of current production of oil | 2022 |
| Producing formations | Kimmeridgian, Lower Paleocene-Upper Cretaceous and Middle Eocene |
Ku-Maloob-Zaap is an oil field in Mexico. It is made up of three relatively large fields, Ku, Maloob, and Zaap, which are located to the immediate northwest of the Cantarell field. The field lies in 100 m (330 ft) of water.
Ku-Maloob-Zaap is located offshore in the Bay of Campeche, off the coast of Tabasco, 105 kilometres (65 mi) from Ciudad del Carmen. It was discovered by PEMEX, Mexico's national oil company, in 1979. It covers an area of 121 square kilometres (47 sq mi), and includes five fields: Ku, Maloob, Zaap, Bacab, Lum and Zazil-Ha. The Ku, Maloob, and Zaap fields produce from the Kimmeridgian, Lower Paleocene-Upper Cretaceous, and Middle Eocene reservoirs. Total reserves of the field have been put at 4.9 billion barrels.[2]