Foroozan Oil and Gas Field (Iran, Iran)

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Foroozan Oil and Gas Field (فزران) is an operating oil and gas field in Iran.

Foroozan Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Forouzan.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Foroozan operating[1] Iranian Offshore Oil[2] National Iranian Oil Co [100%][3] 1966[4] – 1975[5] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Foroozan Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil reserves 34.0 million bbl 2003 ​[6]
oil recoverable reserves 320.7 million bbl 2007 ​[7]
oil secondary reserves 0.0 million bbl 2007 ​[7]
oil primary reserves 320.7 million bbl 2007 ​[7]
oil initial reserves 2310.0 million bbl 2020 ​[8]
oil remaining reserves 2300.0 million bbl 2021 ​[9]

Table 3: Production from Foroozan Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
cumulative production oil 550.0 million bbl 2002 ​[10]
cumulative production oil 763.0 million bbl 2016 ​[11]
production oil 36.5 million bbl/y 1987 ​[9]
production oil 14.6 million bbl/y 2000 ​[9]
production oil 13.87 million bbl/y 2016 ​[11]
production oil 14.6 million bbl/y 2020 ​[12]
production gas 467.0 million m³/y 2022 ​[13]
production oil 12.78 million bbl/y 2025 ​[14]
production design capacity oil 36.5 million bbl/y 1987 ​[9]

Location

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

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
offshore, Iran[15][16] offshore[17] 28.3995, 49.6511 (exact)[15][16]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://en.shana.ir/news/663140/Iran-sets-new-oil-gas-production-records-despite-sanctions. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://en.shana.ir/news/659284/NIOC-emphasis-on-accelerating-offshore-oil-projects. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210917151204/https://www.nioc.ir/portal/file/?175586/catalog-nioc-en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ http://worldmap.harvard.edu/data/geonode:giant_oil_gas_fields_of_the_world_vbj. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210626052101/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1260/0144598011492552. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211201121308/https://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/8455/iran_makes_new_discovery_at_foroozan_field/. Archived from the original on 01 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230329014550/http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geoarabia/article-pdf/12/2/69/5443178/husseini.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220929012304/https://mir.kashanu.ac.ir/article_110785_a691e535eb3b708b6b52b18da4a3c5a3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20211024122447/https://neftegazru.com/tech-library/oil-gas-field/690354-forouzan-foroozan-field/. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ↑ https://en.irna.ir/news/80807216/Oil-output-from-Foruzan-field-to-increase-by-100-000-bpd-by-March. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211207124037/https://www.offshore-mag.com/production/article/16769374/iran-updates-forouzan-production-south-pars-phase-19-status. Archived from the original on 07 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230131204837/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201102-iran-announces-joint-saudi-oil-field-project-in-the-gulf/. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ https://www.trend.az/business/energy/3733132.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ https://www.iranintl.com/en/202504212397. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/IRN. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129095022/https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/geoarabia/article/12/2/69/567100. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)