Qayara Oil Field (Iraq)

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Qayara Oil Field is an operating oil field in Iraq.

Qayara Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Qaiyarah, Qayarah, Qayyara.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Qayara Operating[1] Sonangol[2] Sonangol (75.0%); North Oil Company (25.0%)[1][2] 1927[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Qayara Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil reserves 800 million bbl [not stated] [2]

Location

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

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iraq[3] 35.804, 43.278 (exact)[3]

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 https://web.archive.org/web/20230205181623/https://egyptoil-gas.com/news/sonangols-production-from-iraqs-qaiyarah-reaches-40000-bd/. Archived from the original on 05 February 2023. {{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/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)
  3. 3.0 3.1 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.