The Mansouri oil field is an oil field located in southwest Iran and 45 km southeast of Ahvaz city.[1] It was discovered in 1963[2] and the production was started after installing production facilities in 1974.[3] Oil production of Mansouri field is about 110,000 barrels per day (17,000 m3/d).[4] Its oil reserves have been estimated at 3.3 bn barrels.[5] The field is owned by state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and operated by National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC).[6]
Mansouri oil field | |
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Country | Iran |
Region | Khuzestan Province |
Offshore/onshore | Onshore |
Coordinates | 30°36′22″N 48°37′34″E / 30.60611°N 48.62611°E |
Operators | NISOC |
Partners | NIOC |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1963 |
Start of production | 1974 |
Production | |
Current production of oil | 110,000 barrels per day (~5.5×10 6 t/a) |
Estimated oil in place | 3,300 million barrels (~4.5×10 8 t) |
See also
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- ^ "Development contract of Mansouri oil field signed". thefreelibrary.com.
- ^ "NISOC to develop Mansouri oilfield". NISOC.
- ^ "Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Iran-Overview". mbendi.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2005-11-19. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ^ "Giant oil and gas fields" (PDF). rand.org. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
- ^ "Iran - Onshore Oil & Gas Fields". The Free Library. 2014.