Nahr Umr Field

Nahr Umr Field
Location of Nahr Umr Field
Country	Iraq
Offshore/onshore	onshore
Coordinates	30°52′17″N 47°39′02″E / 30.87139°N 47.65056°E / 30.87139; 47.65056Coordinates: 30°52′17″N 47°39′02″E / 30.87139°N 47.65056°E / 30.87139; 47.65056
Operator(s)	Iraq Ministry of Oil
Field history
Discovery	1949
Production
Estimated oil in place	6,600 million barrels (~9.0×10^8 t)

Nahr Umr Field is an oil field, located north of Basrah, Iraq. Nahr Umr Field is proven to hold 6.6 billion barrels of recoverable reserve. The oil field was discovered in 1949 by BP.^[1]

See also

• Basrah

References

1. ^ http://www.gulfoilandgas.com/webpro1/MAIN/Mainnews.asp?id=9876 Total Seeks Iraqi Oil Fields in Return to Roots