Qurna West 1 Oil and Gas Field (Iraq)

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Qurna West 1 Oil and Gas Field (غرب القرنة) is an operating oil and gas field in Iraq.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Qurna West 1 operating[1][2][3][4] PetroChina[5][6] Busra Oil Co [22%]; PetroChina Co Ltd [32%]; Iraqi Oil Exploration Co [5%]; PT Pertamina (Persero) PT [20%]; ITOCHU Corp [19%][7][8][7][8][7][8][7][8][7][8] 1973[8] 2009[8] 2011[9] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Qurna West 1 Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil recoverable reserves 20000.0 million bbl 2021 [7]
oil remaining reserves 20000.0 million bbl 2024 [10]
oil recoverable reserves 22000.0 million bbl 2025 [11]

Table 3: Production from Qurna West 1 Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 200.75 million bbl/y 2024 [5]
production design capacity oil 219.0 million bbl/y 2023 [3]
production design capacity oil 255.5 million bbl/y 2025 [12][10]
production design capacity oil 292.0 million bbl/y 2028 [13][14]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Qurna West 1 Oil and Gas Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, Iraq[15] onshore[16] 30.655, 47.305 (approximate)[15]

The map below shows the approximate location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

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  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815101938/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-15/exxon-puts-iraq-field-up-for-sale-with-debt-mountain-looming. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221130173528/https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/exxonmobil-stake-west-qurna-1-field/. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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