Umm Niqa Oil Field (Kuwait)

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Umm Niqa Oil Field is an operating oil field in Kuwait.

Umm Niqa Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Umm Naqa.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Umm Niqa Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Umm Niqa	Operating^[1]	Kuwait Oil Company^[2]	Kuwait Oil Company (100.0%)^[2]	–	–	2016^[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Umm Niqa Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production	oil	5.47	million bbl/y	2020	^[4]
production design capacity	hydrocarbons	14.6	million boe/y	2015	^[5]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Umm Niqa Oil Field


Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Unknown, Kuwait	No location data found

Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240115012621/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/petrochemicals/072720-kuwait-oil-co-begins-heavy-crude-exports-from-south-ratqa-oil-field. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210626034259/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2126568-kuwait-heavy-oil-output-to-hit-75000-bd-by-september. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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