Balaroud Oil and Gas Field (Iran)

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Balaroud Oil and Gas Field (بالارود) is an in-development oil and gas field in Iran.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Balaroud in-development[1][2] National Iranian South Oil[3] National Iranian Oil Co [100%][3] 2008[4] 2020[5] – conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Balaroud Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
condensate condensate in place 127.0 million bbl 2009 ​[4]
gas gas in place 57000.0 million m³ 2009 ​[4]
gas gas in place 56634.0 million m³ 2023 ​[6]
oil oil in place 1100.0 million bbl 2009 ​[4]
oil estimated reserves 1100.0 million bbl 2023 ​[6]

Table 3: Production from Balaroud Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production design capacity oil 11.68 million bbl/y 2023 ​[6]

Location

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

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, Iran[7] onshore[8] 32.7514, 48.4208 (exact)[7]

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Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://jahanpars.com/portfolio-item/surface-sub-surface-facility-balarood/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.mapnaogdc.com/news/Commencement-of-the-Skid-mounted-Oil-Processing-Unit-SOPU-Project. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220831031046/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3269898. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210626215549/http://www.iraee.org/res/PublicationArchive/web-Latin-e-118.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220516110501/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/irans-nioc-signs-1-8bn-oil-contracts-with-14-local-companies/. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://ir.linkedin.com/in/mosadegh-mirchenari-9b6a69b9. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/1ccd33e2f13ebc7cfd9647fdebc843f2-0400072023/related/GGFR-Flaring-Dashboard-Data-March292023.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)