Bahar oil field | |
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Country | Azerbaijan |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
Coordinates | 40°22′05″N 49°52′16″E / 40.368°N 49.871°E |
Operator | SOCAR |
Partners | SOCAR, Bahar Energy Ltd |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1968 |
Start of development | 1969 |
Production | |
Estimated oil in place | 2.7 million tonnes (~ 3.1×10 6 m3 or 20 million bbl) |
Estimated gas in place | 25×10 9 m3 18.4×10 9 cu ft |
Bahar is an offshore petroleum reservoir in the Caspian Sea, located 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Baku, Azerbaijan. The field was discovered in 1968[1] and was first developed in 1969. Prior to 2010, it produced approximately 16.8 million tonnes of oil and 128.7 billion cubic meters of gas.[2] There had been up to 93 wells operating in the field during the peak of production; the number has since decreased to 16.[3]