Nowruz Oil Field

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Summary Information

  • Operator: IOOC
  • Country: Iran
  • Location: Persian Gulf
  • Production start:
  • Partners:
  • Type: Oil
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

+++ Description

  • An offshore field in the Persian Gulf, Nowruz was the site of one of the worst oil spills in history
  • The development consists of 17 wells, one drilling platform for production, and one well and one accommodation platform.
  • The produced oil is transferred to [[[Soroosh Oil Field]]] via a 22-inch pipeline and after the final treatment, it is stored into the Soorena, floating storage unit (F.S.U.)

+++ Contractors

  • **Hyundai Heavy Industries:**
* Nowrooz NPP2
* Pipeline between Nowruz & Soroosh 
  • **Saipem:** Sealines Installation
  • **Seaway Heavy Lifting:** Nowrooz NWP-1 riser installation
  • **FoundOcean:** Nowrooz NPP2 Grouting
  • **Hirgan Energy:** Process optimization for Nowrooz platform - Detailed Design

+++ History

  • 1983 - A major oil spill occurred when a supply ship collided with a rig
  • 2005 - Redevelopment project completed

+++ Geology

+++ Links

  1. Iranian Offshore Oil Company
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  3. Saipem Pipeline References
  4. Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
  5. Hyundai Heavy Industries Pipeline References
  6. FoundOcean Middle East Subsea References
  7. Hirgan Energy Oil And Gas Processing References