Kurmangazy oil field

Kurmangazy oil field
CountryKazakhstan
RegionCaspian Sea
Offshore/onshoreOffshore
OperatorsKurmangazy Petroleum Company
PartnersKazMunayGas
Rosneft
Production
Estimated oil in place7,000 million barrels (~9.5×10^8 t)

The Kurmangazy oil field is an offshore oil field located in the Kazakh section of the Caspian Sea on the maritime border between Russia and Kazakhstan, about 120 kilometres (70 mi) west of the Buzachi Peninsula. It is expected to be the third largest oil field of Kazakhstan.[1] The field is named after Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly.

  1. ^ "Kurmangazy: A Risky Proposition". Silk Road Intelligencer. 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2009-10-17.