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Tengiz Field | |
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Country | Kazakhstan |
Offshore/onshore | Onshore |
Coordinates | 46°9′10″N 53°23′0″E / 46.15278°N 53.38333°E |
Operator | Tengizchevroil |
Partners | Chevron Corporation (50%), ExxonMobil (25%), KazMunayGas (20%) |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1979 |
Start of production | 1993 |
Peak year | 2018[citation needed][dubious – discuss] |
Production | |
Current production of oil | 720,000 barrels per day (~3.6×10 7 t/a) |
Estimated oil in place | 25,500 million barrels (~3.48×10 9 t) |
Tengiz field (Kazakh: Теңіз мұнай кен орны, Teñız mūnai ken orny) is an oil field located in Zhylyoi District, Atyrau Region, northwestern Kazakhstan.