Kuwait Oil Company

Kuwait Oil Company manages the production and export of oil and gas with the associated facilities from more than twelve developed oil fields in the state of Kuwait. The oilfields spread over the State and split off into four main parts of North Field, West Field, South and East Field that are locally administered at the site headquarters. Approximate distance from Ahmadi: North Field is 70 miles (112 Km), West Field is 38 miles (60 Km) and South East Field is 12 miles (20 Km).

The Company handles and maintain a comprehensive and fully integrated complex of production and export facilities that basically consist of the following:

Oil Wellheads

Oil Flowlines

Gathering Centres

Gas Booster Stations

Pipeline Transit Systems

Water Treatment and Injection Plants

The Company also handles Artificial Lift operations and Water Injection Plants which both maintain KOC's oil wells productivity.

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Exploration - Historical Discoveries in Kuwait

• Kuwait 1st Exploration Well: BH-01

Spudded Date: 30th May, 1936
Completed Date: 7th April, 1937
Abandoned Date: 14th April, 1937
(Failed to produce crude)

• Burgan Field: February 1938
• Magwa & Ahmadi: 1952 - 1953
• Sabriyah NK: 1958
• Rawdhatain NK: 1955
• Minagish WK: 1959
• UMM Gudair WK: 1952
• Abdulliyah: 1984
• Dharif: 1988
• Kra Al-Maru: 1997