Ahdab Oil and Gas Field (Iraq)

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Ahdab Oil and Gas Field 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

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Ahdab	Operating	Al-Waha Petroleum	China National Petroleum Corporation; Midland Oil Company; China ZhenHua Oil Co.	1979	–	2011

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	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
associated gas	reserves	21237.43	million m³	[not stated]
oil	reserves	1000	million bbl	[not stated]

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

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production	oil	51.1	million bbl/y	2012
production	oil	16.79	million bbl/y	2023
production	gas	279.06	million m³/y	2023

Location

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

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iraq	32.424, 45.714 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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