Tengiz field (Kazakh: Теңіз мұнай кен орны, Teñız mūnai ken orny) is an oil field located in Zhylyoi District, Atyrau Region, northwestern Kazakhstan. The oil field is located in an area of low-lying wetlands along the northeast shores of the Caspian Sea.

Estimated oil in place in the Tengiz Field is 3.2 billion tonnes (25.5 billion barrels), with 200 million tonnes (1.6 billion barrels) in the Korolev Field. Total recoverable crude oil between the two fields is estimated at 890 million to 1.3 billion tonnes (7.1 billion to 10.9 billion barrels).

Tengiz Refinery is one of the world’s deepest developed super giant oil fields, with the top of the reservoir at about 4.000 meters (13.000 feet). Tengiz reservoir is 20 kilometers (12 miles) wide by 21 kilometers (13 miles) long. The oil column measures an incredible one mile thick.

17 hours ago · Tengiz is Central Asia’s largest oil producer and the world’s deepest oil field,featuring the largest single-trap producing reservoir and an oil column measuring 1 mile. However, the Tengiz ...

HOUSTON, January 23, 2025 - Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) announced today that its 50 percent owned affiliate Tengizchevroil LLP (TCO) has started oil production at its Future Growth Project (FGP) located at the Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan.. FGP is the third processing plant in operation at the Tengiz oil field, which expands sour gas injection capability and is expected to ramp up output ...

The joint venture was formed in April 1993, when the government of Kazakhstan granted exclusive 40-year rights to Tengizchevroil LLP (TCO) to develop the Tengiz and Korolevskoye oil fields located in the north-eastern reaches of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan.

Estimated oil in place in the Tengiz field is 3.1 billion metric tonnes (25 billion barrels) with 200 million metric tonnes (1.6 billion barrels) in the Korolev field. Total recoverable crude oil in the Tengiz and Korolev fields is estimated to be 1.4 billion metric tonnes (11.5 billion barrels).

Jan 24, 2025 · A Chevron-led consortium achieved first oil at a third processing plant in the Tengiz oil field, which is now expected to ramp up output to one million barrels of oil equivalent a day.

4 days ago · First oil from Chevron’s $47 billion production upgrade to Kazakhstan’s Tengizchevroil (TCO) venture is flowing after the startup of TCO’s Future Growth Project (FGP)—the last phase of an expansion to keep Tengiz, the world’s deepest producing supergiant oil field, on stream for the next generation.

Jan 24, 2025 · Chevron Corp. affiliate Tengizchevroil LLP (TCO) started oil production at its Future Growth Project (FGP) at Tengiz oil field in western Kazakhstan. FGP is the third processing plant in operation ...