West Qurna Field
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West Qurna (Arabic: غرب قرنة) is one of Iraq's largest oil fields, located north of Rumaila field, 65 km northwest of Basra. West Qurna is believed to hold 43 billion barrels (6.8×10^9 m3) of recoverable reserves – making it one of the biggest oil fields in the world.[1] Until 2009, the field was closed to Western firms.[2]
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West Qurna | |
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Location of West Qurna | |
Country | Iraq |
Offshore/onshore | onshore |
Coordinates | 30°53′7″N 47°17′27″E |
Owner | Iraq National Oil Company |
Service contractors | ExxonMobil, Shell, Lukoil, Statoil |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1973 |
Production | |
Recoverable oil | 43,000 million barrels (~5.9×10 |
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