Das Island

[1] Das Island is inhabited by about 6,000 oil and gas industry personnel on a rotational schedule.

It exports crude oil and liquefied natural gas by tankers as far as Japan and Europe.

Oil production began after prospecting during 1956-1960 by Abu Dhabi Marine Areas (ADMA), a joint venture between BP and Compagnie Française des Pétroles (later known as Total).

Despite oil and gas production, turtles still feed safely in the area and Das Island has remained an important landfall for migrant animals.

On 22 November 1976, a Gulf Air Short SC.7 Skyvan cargo plane travelling from Bahrain to Abu Dhabi-Al Bateen Airport experienced an engine failure.

Das which is named on this map can be seen to the left of the center of this image of the UAE
An aerial view of Das Island