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Bolivar Coastal Field is the largest oil field in South America with its 6,000-7,000 wells and forest of related derricks, stretches thirty-five miles along the north-east coast of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Before 1900, Venezuela was known to possess commercial quantities of petroleum. One major find was the 'Zumaque 1' well in 1914,〔:es:Municipio Baralt (Zulia, Venezuela) (Spanish)〕 in the area of Mene Grande, Maracaibo Basin, about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Cabimas (Zulia State). Discovered in 1917, the Bolivar Coast Field produces from Miocene and Eocene sandstones across well platforms in the shallow lake. The blowout of the Barroso No. 2 well in Cabimas in 1922〔(The Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies in Venezuela, 1913-1922 )〕 marked the beginning of Venezuela's modern history as a major oil producer. The field is thought to have a total of approximately 30-32 billion barrels of oil.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The List: Taking Oil Fields Offline )〕 Portions of the oil field have already been fully depleted.〔〔(The Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies in Venezuela, 1913-1922 )〕 The Bolivar Coast field still plays an important role in production from the nation with approximately 2.6 million barrels of oil a day.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://oilpatchasia.com/2013/10/top-ten-highest-producing-oil-fields/ )〕 ==See also== *List of oil fields 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bolivar Coastal Field」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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