Al-Tanak Oil Field (Syria)

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al-Tanak Oil Field is an operating oil field in Syria.

al-Tanak Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Tanak.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for al-Tanak Oil Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
al-Tanak operating[1][2] Syrian Democratic Forces[3][4] – 1987[5] – – –

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from al-Tanak Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 14.6 million bbl/y 2010 ​[4]
production oil 4.2 million bbl/y 2016 ​[6]
production design capacity oil 14.6 million bbl/y 2018 ​[2]

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for al-Tanak Oil Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
onshore, Syria[6] onshore[6] 34.9281, 40.8305 (exact)[6]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/1ccd33e2f13ebc7cfd9647fdebc843f2-0400072023/related/GGFR-Flaring-Dashboard-Data-March292023.xlsx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230604010127/https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Syrias-Second-Biggest-Oil-Field-Is-Operational-Again.html. Archived from the original on 04 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20250520052137/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-syria.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20241203004618/https://en.majalla.com/node/321896/business-economy/syria%25E2%2580%2599s-oil-industry-was-once-booming-could-it-be-again. Archived from the original on 03 December 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ (PDF) https://img.ogj.com/files/base/ebm/ogj/document/2018/12/content_dam_ogj_en_downloadables_survey_downloads_worldwide_production_2019_2018_worldwide_look_at_reserves_and_production_leftcolumn_downloadable_181203ogjwwproduction.pdf?dl=content_dam_ogj_en_downloadables_survey_downloads_worldwide_production_2019_2018_worldwide_look_at_reserves_and_production_leftcolumn_downloadable_181203ogjwwproduction.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230729125649/http://ig.ft.com/sites/2015/isis-oil/. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)