Zubair Oil Field (Iraq)

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Zubair Oil Field (زبير) is an operating oil field in Iraq.

Zubair Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Zubayr.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Zubair Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Zubair Operating[1] Eni S.P.A.[2] Eni S.P.A. (32.81%); Korean Gas Corporation (KOGAS) (18.75%); Missan Oil Company (25.0%); Basra Oil Company (23.44%)[1][3] 1949[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Zubair Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil reserves 4000 million bbl [not stated] [4]

Table 3: Production from Zubair Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 182.5 million bbl/y 2023 [5]

Location

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

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Iraq[6] 30.4189, 47.608 (exact)[6]

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221202034934/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2019/09/06/zubair-oil-production-hits-500k-bpd/. Archived from the original on 02 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20230130123340/https://www.eni.com/en-IT/media/press-release/2016/03/eni-starts-three-oil-and-gas-treatment-plants-at-zubair-field.html. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20221208000539/https://www.iraqoilreport.com/news/restructuring-south-oil-company-renamed-22004/. Archived from the original on 08 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230326050740/https://www.iraq-businessnews.com/list-of-oil-and-gas-fields-in-iraq/oil-and-gas-fields-zubair/. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20240119001720/https://www.mees.com/2023/11/24/oil-gas/zubair-to-add-200000-bd-surface-capacity-by-end-2024/de6c5090-8acc-11ee-9ebe-95f68a04c873. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230415033200/https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/iraq_oil_2003.jpg. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)