Ahdab Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: CNPC
• Country: Iraq
• Location: 180 kilometers southeast to Iraq's capital city of Bagdad
• Production start:
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The Al-Ahdab Oilfield is located 180 kilometers southwest to Baghdad, with a structural area of 200 square kilometers.

+++ Contractors

• **China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation:** Construction of Oil Treatment Plants

+++ Geology

+++ History

• 2008 - CNPC Signs contract to develop field
• 2009 - Seismic exploration and drilling operation were deployed
• 2011 - Production starts
• 2012 - CNPC puts into operation the entire gas processing system

+++ Other Information

• As stipulated in the contract, CNPC will apply advanced development technologies to meet the benchmarks of 25,000 barrels/day of oil within the first three years and 115,000 barrels/day of oil by the end of sixth year.

+++ Links

1. CNPC in Iraq
2. The first phase of Iraq's Al-Ahdab Oilfield starts operation ahead of schedule
3. CNPC inks oilfield development contract with Iraq
4. Al-Ahdab Project with Crude Oil Productivity of 6 million t/a Put into Operation 36 days in Advance
5. CNPC puts into operation the entire gas processing system at Iraq’s Al-Ahdab Oilfield