INPEX announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Japan Oil Development Co. (JODCO) has kicked off oil production from the Nasr Oil Field offshore Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on January 24, 2015.
The Nasr Oil Field is located approximately 130km northwest of Abu Dhabi City. INPEX has jointly developed the Nasr Oil Field with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), BP and TOTAL.
In the first development phase, INPEX has started oil production from the Nasr Oil Field by utilizing existing facilities of the Abu Al Bukoosh (ABK) and Umm Shaif Oil Fields, located adjacent to the Nasr Oil Field.
Full field development of the Nasr Oil Field is currently in progress, and after completion, the field is expected to produce oil at a peak rate of 65,000 barrels per day.
The oil produced from the Nasr Oil Field in the first development phase is transported via an existing subsea pipeline to Das Island, and eventually supplied to customers in Japan and other Asian countries as Das Crude.