Nahr Umr Field

Nahr Umr Field is an oil field, located north of Basrah, Iraq. Nahr Umr Field is proven to hold 6.6 billion barrels of recoverable reserve. The oil field was discovered in 1948 by the Basrah Petroleum Company, an associate of the Iraq Petroleum Company.[1]

Nahr Umr Field
Location of Nahr Umr Field
CountryIraq
Offshore/onshoreonshore
Coordinates30°52′17″N 47°39′02″E
OperatorsIraq Ministry of Oil
Field history
Discovery1948
Production
Estimated oil in place6,600 million barrels (~9.0×10^8 t)

See also

References

  1. http://www.gulfoilandgas.com/webpro1/MAIN/Mainnews.asp?id=9876 Total Seeks Iraqi Oil Fields in Return to Roots; Petroleum Times, vol. 63, 1959, p. 263


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