Faihaa Oil and Gas Field (Iraq)

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Faihaa Oil and Gas Field (الفيحاء) is an operating oil and gas field in Iraq.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Faihaa operating[1][2][3] Kuwait Energy[4] Dragon Oil [30%]; Kuwait Energy [70%][4][4] 2014[5] – 2015[6] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Faihaa Oil and Gas Field

million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
hydrocarbons 2P reserves 914.0 million boe 2020 ​[7]

Table 3: Production from Faihaa Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 2.31 million bbl/y 2016 ​[8]
production oil 36.5 million bbl/y 2024 ​[2]
production design capacity oil 47.45 million bbl/y 2024 ​[9]

Location

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

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
block 9[1] onshore, Iraq[10] onshore[9] 30.7253, 47.7629 (approximate)[10]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220704080828/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2019/06/04/production-to-increase-at-al-faihaa-oilfield/. Archived from the original on 04 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://attaqa.net/2024/07/12/%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%85-%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240120040640/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-block-9-conventional-oil-field-iraq/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221127120401/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2015/02/17/dragon-oil-updates-on-operations/. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210625223908/https://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/134955/kuwait_energy_discovers_oil_at_faihaa1_well_in_block_9_in_basra_iraq/. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210626102452/https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-faihaa-block-9-33192531. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220817103757/http://www.uegl.com.hk/en/chairman. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220222145025/https://eiti.org/files/documents/iraq_2016_eiti_report.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120040834/https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/IRQ. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120051830/https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-faihaa-block-9-33192531/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)