Kirkuk Oil Field (Iraq)

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Kirkuk Oil Field is an operating oil field in Iraq.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Kirkuk Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Kirkuk Operating[1] North Oil Company[1] North Oil Company; BP[2] 1927[3] 1934[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Kirkuk Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil remaining reserves 8900 million bbl 2010 [4]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Kirkuk Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iraq[5] 35.832, 44.191 (exact)[5]

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221013112649/http://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Iraqi-Oil-industry-evolution-and-short-and-medium-term-prospects-WPM-79.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220529120901/https://www.ft.com/content/dd55468c-fc46-11e7-a492-2c9be7f3120a. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230412165851/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/list-of-oil-and-gas-fields-in-iraq/oil-and-gas-fields-kirkuk/. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Field-by-Field Details of Iraq's Reserves Upgrade". Energy Intelligence Group. November 1, 2010. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Thamer Al-Ameri (September 1, 2013). "Petroleum Systems of Iraqi Oil Fields". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.