Ghawar Field is a large oil field in Saudi Arabia. It is located about 100 km WSW from the city of Dhahran in the Eastern Province. Historically Ghawar has been subdivided in five production areas, from north to south, 'Ain Dar and Shedgum, 'Uthmaniyah, Hawiyah and Haradh. Major oasis of Al-Hasa with city of Al-Hofuf are located on Ghawar east flank corresponding to the 'Uthmaniyah production area. Ghawar measures 280 km by 30 km, making it the largest oil field in the world. Ghawar was discovered in 1948 and put on stream in 1951. Approximately 60-65% of all Saudi oil produced between 1948 and 2000 came from Ghawar. Currently, Ghawar produces over 5 million barrels (800,000 m³) of oil a day (6.25% of global production). It is completely owned by Saudi Aramco. Saudi Aramco states that it has more than 70 billion barrels of proven reserves remaining. Drilling rig in a small oil field Near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 An oil field is an area with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum (oil) from below ground. ... Road to Dhahrans main gate (Picture taken from Khobar way) Dhahran (Arabic الظهران aẓ-Ẓahrān, meaning the two backs) is a city in Saudi Arabia located in the countrys Eastern Province not far from the Persian Gulf a short distance south of the larger port city of Dammam. ... Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earths crust. ... Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabian Oil Company) is one of the largest oil companies in the world, and the largest in terms of proven crude oil reserves and production. ...

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• A theoretical look at the future of the field
• Terrorists and Ghawar
• Saudi Aramco website (source of most data in this article).