Qurna West 1 Oil Field (Iraq)

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Qurna West 1 Oil Field (غرب القرنة) is an operating oil field in Iraq.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Qurna West 1 Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Qurna West 1 Operating[1][2] ExxonMobil[3] PetroChina (57.3%); Busra Oil Company (22.7%); Pertamina (20.0%)[4] 1973[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Qurna West 1 Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil recoverable reserves 20000 million bbl 2021 [4]
oil remaining reserves 20000 million bbl 2024 [6]

Table 3: Production from Qurna West 1 Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production design capacity oil 219 million bbl/y 2023 [2]
production design capacity oil 219 million bbl/y 2025 [6]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Qurna West 1 Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iraq[7] 30.655, 47.305 (approximate)[7]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. "IEITI 2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Iraqi Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120041046/https://www.mees.com/2023/6/30/oil-gas/iraqs-wq-1-targets-600000-bd-end-23-capacity/5e4e2bc0-173e-11ee-b24c-79714a8b28c6. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815101938/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-15/exxon-puts-iraq-field-up-for-sale-with-debt-mountain-looming. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221130173528/https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/exxonmobil-stake-west-qurna-1-field/. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20221130000943/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/list-of-oil-and-gas-fields-in-iraq/oil-and-gas-fields-west-qurna-1/. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240115041411/https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/exxonmobil-west-qurna-1-oilfield/. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 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.