Ahdab Oil and Gas Field (Iraq)

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Ahdab Oil and Gas Field (الاحدب) is an operating oil and gas field in Iraq.

Ahdab Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Humpback, Al-Ahdab.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Ahdab Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Ahdab operating[1][2][3][4] China National Petroleum[5][4] China National Petroleum Corp; Midland Oil Co; China ZhenHua Oil Co[6][5][6][5][6][5] 1979[7] – 2011[7] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Ahdab Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
associated gas reserves 21237.75 million m³ – ​[7]
oil reserves 1000.0 million bbl – ​[7]

Table 3: Production from Ahdab Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million m³ = million cubic meters
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
cumulative production gas 5000.0 million m³ 2024 ​[8]
production oil 51.1 million bbl/y 2012 ​[7]
production gas 279.07 million m³/y 2023 ​[9]
production oil 16.79 million bbl/y 2023 ​[3]
production gas 206.72 million m³/y 2024 ​[1]
production oil 43.8 million bbl/y 2025 ​[2]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Ahdab Oil and Gas Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, Iraq[10] onshore[11] 32.424, 45.714 (exact)[10]

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://attaqa.net/2024/05/20/%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7%D9%8A-%D8%B0%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://attaqa.net/2025/03/16/%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%84-%D9%82%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240120040244/https://mdoc-storage.oil.gov.iq/2023/12/17/2023_12_17_11919660409.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211130180541/https://www.iraqoilreport.com/news/protests-around-ahdab-threaten-production-42420/. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 (PDF) https://www.cnpc.com.cn/en/Enlag/201907/45f4793521044e26bf5a8a9ff7b92875/files/444600a13ed54011a17580fac5ad2a69.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230527213722/http://www.mdoc.oil.gov.iq/. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230515213436/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/list-of-oil-and-gas-fields-in-iraq/oil-and-gas-fields-ahdab/. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://english.news.cn/20240805/b46df1f307f24a7ea2cb622cea157a4f/c.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20241210175310/https://mdoc-storage.oil.gov.iq/2023/12/17/2023_12_17_11919660910.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.earthdoc.org/content/papers/10.3997/2214-4609.20131460. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)