West Qurna field
| West Qurna | |
|---|---|
Location of West Qurna | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 30°53′7″N 47°17′27″E / 30.88528°N 47.29083°E |
| Owner | Iraq National Oil Company |
| Service contractors | PetroChina, ExxonMobil, Shell, Lukoil, Statoil |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1973 |
| Production | |
| Recoverable oil | 43,000 million barrels (~5.9×109 t) |
West Qurna (Arabic: غرب قرنة) is one of Iraq's largest oil fields, located north of Rumaila field, 65 km northwest of Basra. As of 2010, West Qurna was believed to hold 43 billion barrels (6.8×109 m3) of recoverable reserves – making it one of the biggest oil fields in the world. Until 2009, the field was closed to Western firms.