Al-Omar Oil Field (Syria)

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al-Omar Oil Field is an operating oil field in Syria.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for al-Omar Oil Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
al-Omar Operating[1] Syrian Democratic Forces[2][3] 1987[4] Conventional[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of al-Omar Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil STOIIP 760 million bbl 2008 [6]

Table 3: Production from al-Omar Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 2.74 million bbl/y 2016 [7]
production oil 29.2 million bbl/y 2010 [3]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for al-Omar Oil Field

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Deir Ez Zor[5] Onshore, Syria[7] Onshore[7] 35.0746, 40.6014 (exact)[7]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230814075320/https://english.enabbaladi.net/archives/2022/09/the-us-and-al-omar-oil-field-military-base-or-oil-greed/. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Mowafa Taib (45139). "The Mineral Industry of Syria" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on November 1, 2024. Retrieved August 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20241203004618/https://en.majalla.com/node/321896/business-economy/syria%25E2%2580%2599s-oil-industry-was-once-booming-could-it-be-again. Archived from the original on 03 December 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230521200236/http://mdpi.com/2076-0760/5/2/20. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.offshore-technology.com/data-insights/oil-gas-field-profile-omar-conventional-oil-field-syria/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254528169_The_Omar_Field_NE_Syria_is_Overcoming_Its_Mid-Life_Crisis. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230729125649/http://ig.ft.com/sites/2015/isis-oil/. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)