Najmah Oil Field (Iraq)

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Najmah Oil Field is an operating oil field in Iraq.

Najmah Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Najma.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Najmah Operating[1] Sonangol[2] Sonangol (75.0%); North Oil Company (25.0%)[3][2] 1934[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Najmah Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil reserves 807 million bbl [not stated] [2]

Table 3: Production from Najmah Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production design capacity oil 20.07 million bbl/y 2021 [4]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Najmah Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iraq[5] 35.898, 43.193 (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. https://web.archive.org/web/20221205012333/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2019/04/16/sonangol-ramping-up-oil-production-in-iraq/. Archived from the original on 05 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221204022615/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/list-of-oil-and-gas-fields-in-iraq/oil-and-gas-fields-najmah/. Archived from the original on 04 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210626050207/https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/markets/story/Angolas_Sonangol_says_oil_output_from_Iraqs_Qaiyarah_oilfield_hits_40000_bpd-TR20190411nD5N21202BX2/. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20230528132044/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/list-of-oil-and-gas-fields-in-iraq/oil-and-gas-fields-qayara/. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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.