| Shaybah Oil Field - حقل الشيبة | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Shaybah oil field within Saudi Arabia | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Region | Rub' al Khali |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 22°36′20.8″N 54°04′08.9″E / 22.605778°N 54.069139°E |
| Operator | Saudi Aramco |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1998 |
| Start of development | 1998 |
| Start of production | 1998 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 1,000,000 barrels per day (~5.0×107 t/a) |
| Estimated oil in place | 14,000 million barrels (~1.9×109 t) |
| Estimated gas in place | 710×109 m3 25×1012 cu ft |
Shaybah Oil Field is a super-giant disputed oil field under the control of Saudi Arabia and is located in the northern edge of the Rub' Al-Khali/Empty Quarter desert. It is located about 10 km south of the border to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which is a straight line drawn in the desert. It is 40 km south of the eastern part of Liwa Oasis of Abu Dhabi.
Shaybah has housing facilities for 1,000 men, administrative offices, an air-strip, a fire station, recreation areas, maintenance and support workshops, and power stations for generation and distribution. There is a 650-kilometer fibre optic cable linking Shaybah to the main radio system at Abqaiq. Shaybah's weather is extreme, with the temperature dropping to 10 degrees Celsius on winter nights, rising to around 50 degrees Celsius in the summer daytime. Dust storms are a regular occurrence.