West Qurna Field
Discovered 1973, onshore Iraq, development target above 2 million barrels per day.
Overview
Split into West Qurna 1 and 2, the field drew ExxonMobil, Lukoil and later Chinese and Indonesian partners after 2009 licensing rounds. It sits north of Rumaila in the Basra petroleum heartland. Flaring reduction and water injection dominate its engineering story.
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