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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Rumaila Operating[1][2] Rumaila Operating Organisation[1] BP (38.0%); CNPC (37.0%); Basra Oil Company (25.0%)[3][1] 1953[3] 1954[1]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Rumaila Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil reserves 17000 million bbl 2017 [4]
oil original oil in place 65000 million bbl 1953 [5]

Table 3: Production from Rumaila Oil Field

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 20000 million bbl 2009 [5]
production oil 529.25 million bbl/y 2016 [4][6]
production oil 518.3 million bbl/y 2022 [7]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Rumaila Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iraq[8] 30.2365, 47.4163 (exact)[8]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240122190745/https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/daqing-rumaila-cnpc-iraq/. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230127160206/https://www.nesfircroft.com/blog/2017/05/the-rumaila-oil-field. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230205044414/https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/features/featureonshore-behemoths---the-worlds-biggest-onshore-oil-fields-4184419/. Archived from the original on 05 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818072423/https://petroglobalnews.com/2016/12/bps-rumaila-oilfield-hits-3-billion-barrel-production-mark/. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. GlobalData (45083). "Global top ten oil producing fields". Offshore Technology. Retrieved January 3, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221208220032/https://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2018/03/giant-oil-fields-of-the-world-rumaila-west-qurna-iraq. Archived from the original on 08 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)