Oil fields in iraq pdf

Iran iraq mexico east baghdad supergiant fields in iraq with reserves greater than 5 billion barrels field region proved reserves at end2011 west qurna. Following the two oil licensing rounds of 2009, iraq held two further exploration rounds in 2012 for 12 blocks, table a4 and in 2018 see table a5. With 115 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves, iraq has the worlds second largest endowment of oil, amounting to. The largest oil fields are rumaila 30 gbo, kirkuk 25 gbo, and east baghdad 16 gbo. The oil and gas police pose for a portrait outside an oil field in kirkuk, iraq. From 1975 to 2009, iraqs oil production and export operations were entirely state operated.

However, from the early 1980s until the toppling of saddam husseins government in 2003, the. Oil and minor condensate is about 89% of the perbarrel oil equivalent in iraq. Oct 17, 2017 the loss of the kirkuk oil fields could cripple the kurdish regions economy, costing 70 percent of its daily oil production, said luay alkhatteeb, the director of the iraq energy institute in. This is an elite unit within the peshmerga, iraqi kurdistans military force, that is tasked with protecting the regions oil fields. More than 90 percent of iraqs annual federal budget comes from oil revenues, and as of 2012, revenues from oil account for about twothirds of iraqs gross domestic product gdp. At the same time, iraq is at last in a more favourable situation to tackle its energy challenges, short and longterm. A complex of fields located around 175 kilometres km north of basra city, close to the border with iran, including the abu ghirab, jabal fauqi fakka and buzurgan oil fields reserves. These figures would put kurdistan region among the top 10 oil rich regions in the. Factual errors such as mistaking potential oil reserves for proven oil reserves, were detected. Iraqs iraq national oil company inoc was an early leader in international oil policy and could play a similar role in the future. Sep 11, 2017 despite being recently defeated from their major strongholds of mosul and tel afar in iraq, and it being more than two years since iraqi forces specifically sought to retake oil rich areas from. A comprehensive survey of iraqi fields suggests the oil ministry is targeting about 600,000 bpd of production cuts in may, mostly from fields contracted to international oil companies. Exxonmobil 25%, petrochina 25%, itochu 15%, pertamina 10%, oil exploration company 25%.

A complex of fields located around 175 kilometres km north of basra city, close to the border with iran, including the abu ghirab, jabal fauqi fakka and buzurgan oil fields. Just a fraction of iraqs known fields are in development, and iraq may be one of the few places left where vast reserves, proven and unknown, have barely been exploited. The united states helped kuwait in an international ninemonth effort to. The capacity or production potential of the currently producing fields is equal to. The destruction of oil fields by saddam hussein when the u. Additionally, the sulaimaniya province possesses two large gas fields, chemchemal and kormor. As a result, iraqs economy depends on the oil sector and is vulnerable to changes in oil prices. Order code rs21626 updated april, 2005 crs report for congress. Pdf petroleum systems of iraqi oil fields researchgate.

Oil revenues crash, dragging iraq deeper into crisis. Foia lawsuit concerning the activities of the cheney energy task force, contain a map of iraqi oilfields, pipelines, refineries and terminals, as well as 2 charts detailing iraqi oil and gas projects, and foreign suitors for iraqi oilfield contracts. When they are completed the provinces oil and gas wealth distribution map may radically change. Antigovernment demonstrators in southern iraq shut roads to two major ports and a key oil field wednesday, port officials and afp correspondents said, leading to a brief operational halt. The nationalization of iraqs oil resources and production was completed by 1975. Are assumptions and statements being made factually correct and comprehensible. Opponents of the iraq war often highlight the importance of oil when explaining why the invasion took place. Iraq and the evolving energy world the global energy sector is undergoing fundamental changes.

Us buys up iraqi oil to stave off crisis world news. Middle east geology why the middle east fields may produce. The unawarded gas fields from the first round were tendered in iraqs third licensing round for gas fields see table a3. Time crude oil production timecrude oil export crude oil production crude oil export estimated prewar level 2. Iraq was a founding member of the cartel of the organization of petroleum exporting countries opec and was among the first oil producing countries to nationalize some of its oil fields in 1961. The dovish line, led by colin powell, places the emphasis on protection of iraq s oil for iraq s people. Officials from the kuwait oil company reported that all of kuwaits oil fields had been damaged or destroyed by the iraqis. Salman oil field exploration block 12 is not discovered yet shawiya1 exploratory well is dry.

The tasks of iraqs energy sector can be listed as follows, starting with the most. Just a fraction of iraq s known fields are in development, and iraq may be one of the few places left where vast reserves, proven and unknown, have barely been exploited. The curse of oil in iraqi kurdistan globalpost investigations. Jan 30, 2014 yes, map is good but actually there are some discrepancies in oil fields as well. Oil p roduction the iraq petroleum company, a national company, used to produce the oil. This mou covers technical cooperation and training. Mar 21, 2003 officials from the kuwait oil company reported that all of kuwaits oil fields had been damaged or destroyed by the iraqis. How isil changed the oil map of iraq kurds al jazeera. Two supergiant fields have dominated iraqs historical production. Foreign suitors for iraqi oilfield contracts part 1. Order code rs21626 updated april, 2005 crs report for. Linkage between iraqi oil production and prosperity. Iraq is redeveloping its oil and natural gas resources after years of sanctions and wars. Pdf amer jassim alkhafaji, iraqi oil and gas fields map.

Pdf iraqi oil and gas fields amer j a s s i m alkhafaji. It should be mentioned that exploration operations are still under way in iraq. The malisian petronas oil company has started on saturday digging the 3rd oil well in gharraf oil field north of southern iraqs nassiriya city, the center of thiqar. Preliminary data show that iraq s federal government oil production has reached 4. Jan 31, 2020 iraqi officials had hoped to increase the countrys oil production capacity to 3. Jan 09, 2017 when ashti hawrami, the oil minister from iraqs largely autonomous kurdistan region, unfurled a map of untapped oil fields for a team of exxonmobil officials in the spring of 2011, they saw. How exxon, under rex tillerson, won iraqi oil fields and. This list of oil fields includes some major oil fields of the past and present the list is incomplete. Us buys up iraqi oil to stave off crisis world news the. On june 30 and december 11, 2009, the iraqi ministry of oil awarded contracts to international oil companies for some of iraq s many oil fields. Maysan oil fields, also known as missan oil fields controlled by. The dovish line, led by colin powell, places the emphasis on protection of iraqs oil for iraqs people.

Jan 17, 2017 the oil and gas police pose for a portrait outside an oil field in kirkuk, iraq. Cheney energy task force docs feature iraq oil fields. From 2003 till end2007, iraqs oil facilities and pipelines were targeted with several hundred bomb attacks, causing significant damage. Amer jassim alkhafaji, iraqi oil and gas fields map. Iraqi forces retake all oil fields in disputed areas as. Farther more, their reservoirs are scattered in stratigraphic successions. Pdf the geographical distribution of oil fields in iraq and the.

Petronas resumes digging 3rd well in gharaf oil field. Furthermore, there are 11 fields in mesan, of which 3 are productive and 8 unproductive, comprising some 8. Of this large resource, about 25 billion barrels of oil and 11 tcf of gas have been produced as of 2014. Five of iraqs seven socalled supergiant oil fields holding proven reserves greater than 5 billion barrels are located in the south, accounting for 60 percent of the countrys total proven reserves and the bulk of production. Abu ghirab field, discovered 1971, giant ahdab field, discovered 1979. Projects in kurdistan region, iraq crescent petroleum. The burning fields during the 1991 gulf war, retreating iraqi troops blew up and set ablaze many of kuwaits oil fields, leaving massive oil spills and an environmental disaster. Iraq estimates that it has 143 billion barrels of conventional oil reserves, the third largest. Oil and gas fields 2 the top 100 gas fields as of december 31, 20, accounted for 239. Sep 21, 2016 strategy of taking oil in iraq and from areas controlled by isis presents huge issues from almost every angle and would amount to a war crime, experts say. Yes, the iraq war was a war for oil, and it was a war with winners.

However, 94% of known oil is concentrated in fewer than 1500 giant and major fields. His state department has pointed to a precedent in the us interpretation of international. When ashti hawrami, the oil minister from iraqs largely autonomous kurdistan region, unfurled a map of untapped oil fields for a team of exxonmobil officials in the spring of 2011, they saw. Iraqs economy is dependent on the oil and gas sector. Analysis of iraqi media coverage on the energy sector unesco. The oil discoveries contain recoverable reserves of about 7 billion barrels of oil gbo and 93 trillion cubic feet of gas tcfg. Isis still stealing, spilling and smuggling oil throughout iraq.

Strategy of taking oil in iraq and from areas controlled by isis presents huge issues from almost every angle and would amount to a war crime, experts say. This is an elite unit within the peshmerga, iraqi kurdistans military force, that is. Flames emerge from flare stacks at the oil fields in dibis area on the outskirts of kirkuk, iraq october 17, 2017 alaa almarjanireuters the last three years dramatically reshaped the oil map. Petronas resumes digging 3rd well in gharaf oil field iraqi. The countrys production grew at a slower rate than the. The loss of the kirkuk oil fields could cripple the kurdish regions economy, costing 70 percent of its daily oil production, said luay alkhatteeb, the director of the iraq energy institute in. Oil and gas fields in iraq are distributed in geographic locations with giant oil fields toward the east and giant gas field toward the west of iraq, except diala region that have separated gas and oil fields in the north east. Despite being recently defeated from their major strongholds of mosul and tel afar in iraq, and it being more than two years since iraqi forces specifically sought to retake oilrich areas from. Mar 19, 20 yes, the iraq war was a war for oil, and it was a war with winners.

Most of the worlds largest oilfields are located in the middle east, but there are also supergiant 10 billion bbls oilfields in. The current situation of oil extraction in iraq may be summarized as follows. Iraqs major oil and gas fields that have more than 500 million barrels of recoverable oil or gas. Jul 08, 2016 opponents of the iraq war often highlight the importance of oil when explaining why the invasion took place.

Pdf on aug 19, 20, amer jassim alkhafaji and others published amer jassim alkhafaji, iraqi oil and gas fields map find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Iraqi officials had hoped to increase the countrys oil production capacity to 3. Iraq also claims that oil production capacity expansion has been constrained by the refusal of the. There are more than 100 oil and gas fields in iraq, containing more than 7 billion barrels of recoverable oil and more than 106 tcf of recoverable gas. With 115 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves, iraq has the worlds secondlargest endowment of oil, amounting to 11% of the global total. Pdf oil and gas fields in iraq are distributed in geographic locations with giant oil fields toward the east and giant gas field toward the west of. Office 2502, aspect tower, executive towers, al saada st.

The oil discoveries contain recoverable reserves of about 7 billion barrels of oil gbo and. Isis still stealing, spilling and smuggling oil throughout. The rock beds of those fields contain oil reserves of some 65 billion barrels, which represent 59% of total iraqi oil reserves. Iraq was the worlds 5th largest oil producer in 2009, and has the worlds fifth largest proven petroleum reserves. Geographical distribution of iraqi oil fields and its. More recently, in 2005 crescent petroleum signed a memorandum of understanding with the oil exploration company oec of iraq, a division of the iraqi ministry of oil. There is a risk that any investment will remain dependent on inadequate foreign donations in liberated cities, or unsustainable borrowing, while. Exxonmobil originally had a 60% stake in the field, but sold 25% to petrochina and 10. Yes, map is good but actually there are some discrepancies in oil fields as well. With 115 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves, iraq has the worlds secondlargest endowment of oil, amounting to. Iraqi forces retake all oil fields in disputed areas as kurds. The united nations imposed economic sanctions after iraqs invasion of kuwait. Analysis of iraqi media coverage on the energy sector. Pdf abstract iraq has more than 104 oil field distributed in most of iraqs governorates, its contain reserves estimated about 143.