Tengiz Field

Tengiz Field
Tengiz Field is located in Caspian Sea
Tengiz Field
Location of the Tengiz Field on the coast of Caspian Sea
CountryKazakhstan
Offshore/onshoreOnshore
Coordinates46°9′10″N 53°23′0″E / 46.15278°N 53.38333°E / 46.15278; 53.38333
OperatorTengizchevroil
PartnersChevron Corporation (50%), ExxonMobil (25%), KazMunayGas (20%)
Field history
Discovery1979
Start of production1993
Peak year2018[citation needed][dubiousdiscuss]
Production
Current production of oil720,000 barrels per day (~3.6×10^7 t/a)
Estimated oil in place25,500 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.