1.1 MARGINAL FIELDS CAN BE CLASSED AS FIELDS WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE CHARACTERISTICS 2. COMPARISON BETWEEN A MARGINAL FIELD AND COMMERCIAL FIELD 2.1 WHAT IS COMMERCIAL OIL FIELD? 2.2 WHAT IS MARGINAL FIELD? 2.3 DIFFICULTIES FACED BY MARGINAL FIELDS FOR CONVENTIONAL PRODUCTION 3. DEVELOPMENT OF MARGINAL FIELD 3.1 TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT METHODOLOGY OF A MARGINAL FIELD 3.2 MARGINAL FIELDS IN MALAYSIA 3.3 CASE STUDY ON A MARGINAL FIELD IN MALAYSIA 4. CONCLUSION