Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field (Iraq)

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Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Iraq.

Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Nahr Umr, Nahran Omar.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Nahr Bin Umar	Operating	Basra Oil Company	Basra Oil Company (100.0%)	1945	–	–

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
gas	reserves	339.8	million m³	[not stated]
oil	1P reserves	6600	million bbl	2009

Table 3: Production from Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production	oil	16.43	million bbl/y	2009

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Nahr Bin Umar Oil and Gas Field

Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iraq	30.58, 47.531 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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