Dan Ulduzu field

Dan Ulduzu
CountryAzerbaijan
Locationnear Absheron peninsula
Offshore/onshoreoffshore
OperatorSOCAR
PartnersAmoco (30%),
SOCAR (20%),
Itochu (20%),
Unocal (25.5%),
Delta Oil Company (4.5%)
Field history
Discovery1970s
Start of development1997
Production
Estimated oil in place40 million tonnes
(~ 50×10^6 m3 or 300 million bbl)
Estimated gas in place25×10^9 m3 (880×10^9 cu ft)
Producing formationsUpper Cretaceous

Dan Ulduzu field is an oil and gas field located 105 km (65 mi) northeast of Baku, Azerbaijan, west of Karabakh field, in the northern section of Absheron archipelago. In Azerbaijani, Dan Ulduzu means Pole Star.