Rumaila Oil Field (Iraq)
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Rumaila Oil Field (رميلة) is an operating oil field in Iraq.
Project Details
Main Data
Table 1: Field-level project details for Rumaila Oil Field
| Unit name | Status | Operator | Owner | Discovery year | FID1 year | Production start year | Production type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumaila | operating[1][2] | Rumaila Operating Organization[3][4] | Basra Energy Co [100%][5][6][2][7][3] | 1953[6][8] | – | 1954[2] | conventional |
Production and Reserves
Table 2: Reserves of Rumaila Oil Field
| Fuel description | Reserves classification | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oil | original oil in place | 65000.0 | million bbl | 1953 | [9] |
| oil | reserves | 17000.0 | million bbl | 2017 | [10] |
| oil | reserves | 17000.0 | million bbl | 2022 | [3] |
Table 3: Production from Rumaila Oil Field
| Category | Fuel description | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cumulative production | oil | 20000.0 | million bbl | 2009 | [9] |
| production | oil | 529.25 | million bbl/y | 2016 | [10][11] |
| production | oil | 518.3 | million bbl/y | 2022 | [3][12] |
| production design capacity | oil | 511.0 | million bbl/y | 2024 | [13] |
Location
Table 4: Field-level location details for Rumaila Oil Field
| Location | Onshore/Offshore | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| onshore, Iraq[3][14] | onshore[15] | 30.5913, 47.3528 (exact)[3][14] |
The map below shows the exact location of the field:
Articles and Resources
Additional Data
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References
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230324164823/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/list-of-oil-and-gas-fields-in-iraq/oil-and-gas-fields-rumaila/. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023.
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