Minas Oil Fields - Minas Oil Fields

Japanese: ミナス油田 - みなすゆでん(英語表記)Minas
Minas Oil Fields - Minas Oil Fields

Located in central Sumatra, Indonesia, this is the largest oil field in Southeast Asia. It was discovered by a Japanese oil unit in 1944 (Showa 19) during World War II, and is currently produced by Caltex. The average oil depth is about 700 meters, with total recoverable reserves estimated at about 640 million kiloliters and daily production of about 47,000 kiloliters (1984). Minas crude oil is also in high demand as a pollution control measure, as it is a low-sulfur crude oil with a sulfur content of 0.1%, and the Sumatra light crude oil imported by Japan is mainly made up of Minas crude oil.

[Shozo Tanaka]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

インドネシア、スマトラ島中部にある東南アジア最大の油田。第二次世界大戦中の1944年(昭和19)、日本の石油部隊により発見され、現在はカルテックス社が生産している。油層深度は平均約700メートル、総可採埋蔵量は約6億4000万キロリットル、生産量は日産約4万7000キロリットル(1984)と推定されている。また、ミナス原油は硫黄(いおう)分が0.1%という低硫黄原油であるため、公害対策として需要が多く、日本が輸入しているスマトラ・ライト原油はミナス原油が主体である。

[田中正三]

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