🛢 Oil Fields of the World

These are notable oil fields — the petroleum reservoirs, on land and offshore, that have shaped economies, cities and whole nations’ fortunes, from the earliest wells to the giant modern complexes. Each profile shows where the field is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

333 oil fields from 59 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any oil field for its full profile.

Africa (19) Americas (113) Asia (70) Europe (113) Oceania (8)

Africa (19 oil fields)

Americas (113 oil fields)

Asia (70 oil fields)

Europe (113 oil fields)

Oceania (8 oil fields)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.