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Saudi Arabia · asset class
Oil & Gas Fields in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has 31 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 33rd-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 0.4% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 26 operating and 4 under construction or proposed. The largest is Ghawar Field.
The largest owner-operators are Saudi Arabian Oil Co (29), Saudi Aramco (2) and Bapco (1) — Saudi Arabian Oil Co alone is named on 94% of them. Half of Saudi Arabia's oil & gas fields in service predate 1973 (median commissioning year of the 26 with a known date), 6 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Abqaiq Oil Field (Saudi Arabia), dating from 1946. 4 are in the pipeline, led by Dammam 2 Oil Phase (Saudi Arabia), proposed. They account for 11% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Saudi Arabia.
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Largest oil & gas fields in Saudi Arabia
- Ghawar Field1951
- Safaniya Field (offshore)1957
- Shaybah Oil and Gas Field (Saudi Arabia)1998
- Safaniya Oil and Gas Field (Saudi Arabia)1957
- Manifa Oil Field (Saudi Arabia)1964
- Zuluf Oil and Gas Field (Saudi Arabia)1973
- Qatif Oil Field (Saudi Arabia)1946
- Marjan Oil and Gas Field (Saudi Arabia)1973
- Abqaiq Oil Field (Saudi Arabia)1946
- Abu Sa`fah Oil Field (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain)1966
- Ain dar Oil Field (Saudi Arabia)1951
- Harmaliyah Oil and Gas Field (Saudi Arabia)1973
- Dammam 2 Oil Phase (Saudi Arabia)2020 · proposed
- South Ghawar Gas Field (Saudi Arabia)2023
- North Arabia Gas Field (Saudi Arabia)2018
- Midyan Oil and Gas Field (Saudi Arabia)2016
Who owns Saudi Arabia's oil & gas fields
- Saudi Arabian Oil Co29 94%
- Saudi Aramco2 6%
- Bapco1 3%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1940s3
- 1950s5
- 1960s5
- 1970s4
- 1990s1
- 2000s2
- 2010s4
- 2020s2
Median commissioning year 1973 · oldest Abqaiq Oil Field (Saudi Arabia) (1946) · newest Jafurah Oil and Gas Field (Saudi Arabia) (2025) · 26 of 31 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Dammam 2 Oil Phase (Saudi Arabia)2020 · proposed
- Berri Expansion Oil Phase (Saudi Arabia)2018 · proposed
- Marjan Expansion Oil and Gas Phase (Saudi Arabia)2017 · proposed
- Zuluf Expansion Oil and Gas Phase (Saudi Arabia)2022 · proposed
How Saudi Arabia compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 30. Trinidad and Tobago36
- 31. Italy33
- 32. Romania33
- 33. Saudi Arabia31
- 34. Kuwait27
- 35. Qatar27
- 36. Denmark24
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Saudi Arabia?
- OverWatts maps 31 oil & gas fields in Saudi Arabia — 0.4% of the world's mapped total, the 33rd-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Saudi Arabia?
- Ghawar Field, operated by Saudi Aramco.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabian Oil Co is named as owner or operator on the most — 29 of 31 (94%). Next are Saudi Aramco (2) and Bapco (1).
- How old are Saudi Arabia's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 1973, across the 26 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Abqaiq Oil Field (Saudi Arabia) (1946); 6 came online in the past ten years.
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in Saudi Arabia?
- 4 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Dammam 2 Oil Phase (Saudi Arabia), Berri Expansion Oil Phase (Saudi Arabia) and Marjan Expansion Oil and Gas Phase (Saudi Arabia).