Persian Gulf oil fields

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The Persian Gulf oil fields are a cluster of some of the world’s largest and most productive petroleum reserves, underpinning the global oil industry and the economies of several Gulf-region countries.

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instanceOf oil field cluster
petroleum resource region
associatedWith OPEC production quotas
linked to: OPEC

petrodollar revenues
borderedBy Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
contains Abqaiq oil field
Agha Jari oil field
Ahvaz oil field
Burgan oil field
Fateh oil field
Ghawar oil field
Khafji oil field
Kirkuk oil field
Manifa oil field
Marun oil field
Offshore Abu Dhabi oil fields
Qatar offshore oil fields
Rumaila oil field
Safaniya oil field
Shaybah oil field
Zakum oil field
developmentStarted early 20th century
economicRole primary revenue source for Gulf monarchies
environmentalRisk marine ecosystem damage
oil spills
exportedVia Persian Gulf shipping lanes
Strait of Hormuz
geologicalEra Cenozoic
Mesozoic
geologicalFormation sedimentary basin
governedBy Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
linked to: OPEC
influences global oil prices
linkedTo global oil industry
international oil companies
locatedIn Arabian Basin
Middle East
Persian Gulf region
linked to: Persian Gulf
majorProducerFor Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
resourceType associated natural gas
crude oil
sawMajorExpansion post-World War II era
strategicImportance global energy security
world oil supply
subjectOf geopolitical tensions
maritime security operations

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Ahvaz locatedNear Persian Gulf oil fields
Seven Sisters (oil companies) dominantRegion Middle East oil fields
linked to: Persian Gulf oil fields
Ain Dar region Eastern Arabia petroleum province
linked to: Persian Gulf oil fields
Safaniyah isIn Middle East oil-producing region
linked to: Persian Gulf oil fields