Shaybah Field
Discovered 1968, onshore Saudi Arabia, 1 million barrels per day from the Empty Quarter.
Overview
Aramco developed Shaybah in the Rub al Khali desert starting 1998, one of the most remote industrial sites on Earth. Summer temperatures above 50 C complicated construction. The field exports very light crude and added a gas cap development and NGL plant.
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