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Abdul-Mahdi: Nasiriyah field qualified for the production of 100 000 barrels per day
2015/11/1
{Baghdad: Euphrates News} Oil Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, the readiness of the field of Nasiriyah to produce one hundred thousand barrels per day, noting that "production reached 65 000 barrels per day, which is capable of pumping 100 000 barrels Once complete discharge pipelines linking necessary.
He said Abdul-Mahdi said in a statement the agency {Euphrates News} received a copy of it on that "Nasiriyah field was discovered in 1973 and proved seismic surveys and the presence of oil in several oil formations in layers" supervisor "and" dove "and" River age. "After the well is the first exploration, four wells evaluation by the "Iraqi National Oil Company" INOC since 1978, drilled to 1988, which demonstrated the presence of about 10.9 billion barrels of oil investible .. either Nippon NIPPON company Vkdrth prior years by more than 26.3 billion barrels in "supervisor" and "dove", Note that the quality of medium and light generally oil {API 26-34}, is the field of the largest fields of Dhi Qar, and told me one of the experts that the drill exploratory wells between "Nasiriyah" and "Garraf" may reveal the field and reserves much larger than the present.
"He said he "not conducted business mission until 2007, when assigned," the South Oil Company "to develop the field and take advantage of the five wells and linked station isolate the gas card 30 000 barrels per day, and after completion, to pump oil at a rate of 15 000 barrels per day in mid-2009 field began, then followed a second phase to raise the production capacity of the surface facilities to 50 000 barrels per day, was reached in August 2012 to a rate of 40 000 barrels per day in mid-October 2014 the decision was made to increase production to 100 000 barrels per day and has already been providing the West to isolate a second gas, has been bring supplies from one of the most deferred fields, card 50 000 barrels per day and that the "engineering equipment company" erect reservoirs flow of 5000 m3 each, to be completed work on 01/07/2015 .. The already initiated its cadres of the Authority, it has been getting it done before the date specified in the fifth month, the efforts of the body of Dhi Qar fields and SOC various national and our companies and the leadership of the ministry.
"He explained that" the number of wells drilled in the field of Nasiriyah 25 wells, the "Iraqi Drilling Company" drilled Bhvaradtha and cadres and workers. We have visited the field on Thursday after the production was 65 000 barrels per day, which is capable of pumping 100 000 barrels per day as soon as the completion of the necessary link drain pipes, which will be completed -hsp Altaqarir- in a few weeks. And after that he gave us safety safety measures official to be met, we have a tour, and we saw the modern drilling rigs, which complete its work .. We saw the construction of reservoirs extra, in addition to works of pipelines, welding, control and electrical, mechanical and civil precise control, surveillance and fire in a cell and acts bees working day and night , in order to raise Iraq's capabilities production and export, and in the environmental field under harsh conditions, and by the brave men and women and competent deserve all of us can accept their hands blessed.
"He pointed to the importance of this project, stressing that it was hard Iraqi sincere in terms of planning, management, implementation and operation Fsharki several companies from the ministry in this great effort which the importance and relevance given the national effort proper attention and not just the effort that must be made with licensing contracts companies and the importance of this project as well, he funded Iraqi full, where did not exceed the cost cumulative for all phases of the project about 35 billion Iraqi dinars shows and 125.2 million US dollars, which is estimated at US $ 155 million approximately, which provided for the project production capacity of 100 000 barrels per day, subject to increase in the future, of course .. Note that such a project would have cost times that amount if it were carried out by foreign companies.
He concluded by Abdul-Mahdi said, "so it emphasizes the ministry's policy on the increasing attention of the national effort is well qualified and our companies .. which demonstrated the potential of high efficiencies, especially as we work to bridge the financial, professional and technical shortcomings in order to live up more and more of these companies, they base a great future successes and national effort must proceed in parallel and integrated with the effort with licensing contracts companies, and cooperate the two, and that one other support to the consolidation of production, and the establishment of our national companies with more of their own business or with other companies, thereby contributing to reducing costs, and provide more employment, increase experiences, gains and profits for all parties
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