The Arman Oil Field is an

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located in

Mangystau Province Mangystau (), formerly known as Mangyshlak ( Russian: ) from 1973 until 1988, is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Aqtau (a seaport), which has a population of 183,350 (2017); the entire Mangystau Province has a population of 745,909 (2022) ...

. It was discovered in 1994 and developed by Lukoil. The oil field is operated and owned by Lukoil and

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. The total

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of the Arman oil field are around 84 million barrels (11.58 million tonnes), and production is centered on .

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