Al-Tanak Oil Field (Syria)

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

al-Tanak Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Tanak.

Project Details

Main Data

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

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

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from al-Tanak Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 4.2 million bbl/y 2016 [6]
production oil 14.6 million bbl/y 2010 [4]
production design capacity oil 14.6 million bbl/y 2018 [1]

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for al-Tanak Oil Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Syria[6] Onshore[6] 34.9281, 40.8305 (exact)[6]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230604010127/https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Syrias-Second-Biggest-Oil-Field-Is-Operational-Again.html. Archived from the original on 04 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. NOAA, the Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines, World Bank/GGFR (2023). "Flare Volume Estimates by Individual Flare Location". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 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)
  4. 4.0 4.1 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)
  5. "Worldwide Production" (PDF). Oil and Gas Journal. 43073. Archived from the original on November 1, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 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)