Tengiz Field

Tengiz field (Kazakh: Теңіз мұнай кен орны, Teñız mūnai ken orny) is an oil field located in Zhylyoi District, Atyrau Region, northwestern Kazakhstan.

Tengiz Field
Location of the Tengiz Field on the coast of Caspian Sea
CountryKazakhstan
Offshore/onshoreOnshore
Coordinates46°9′10″N 53°23′0″E
OperatorTengizchevroil
PartnersChevron Corporation (50%), ExxonMobil (25%), KazMunayGas (20%)
Field history
Discovery1979
Start of production1993
Peak year2018
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)
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