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.

With a surface area more than four times that of Paris, France, Tengiz ranks as the world’s deepest producing supergiant oil field and the largest single-trap producing reservoir in existence. Nearby is another world-class reservoir, the Korolev Field. Chevron holds a 50% interest in Tengizchevroil (TCO), which operates the two fields.

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 ...

2025年1月24日 · The energy giant is spending nearly $50 billion to expand the Tengiz oil field, allowing it to pump one million barrels a day. Listen to this article · 3:17 min Learn more.

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.

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).

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).

2025年1月24日 · Once all Tengiz facilities are operating at full capacity, TCO’s total annual crude oil production is expected to reach approximately 40 million tons per annum, providing incremental value to Kazakhstan through taxes, royalties and other direct financial payments.

2025年1月27日 · Chevron said on Friday it had started production at a $48 billion expansion of the giant Tengiz oilfield which will bring its output to around 1% of global crude supply. The Tengiz field accounts for a large part of landlocked Kazakhstan’s oil production and has been a major cash generator for Chevron for decades.

2025年1月24日 · 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 ...