Halfaya Field | |
Country: | Iraq |
Offonshore: | onshore |
Location Map: | Iraq |
Coordinates: | 31.8275°N 47.4222°W |
Relief: | yes |
Operator: | Iraq Ministry of Oil |
Oil Production Bbl/D: | 100000 |
Est Oil Bbl: | 4100 |
Halfaya Field is an Iraqi oil field, located east of Amarah. Halfaya is proven to hold 4.1Goilbbl of recoverable reserve and has production potential of 200000oilbbl/d535000oilbbl/d. The China National Petroleum Corporation-led group finished the first phase of development in June 2012, increasing production from 3000oilbbl/d to 100000oilbbl/d 15 months ahead of schedule.
CNPC has started preliminary work on the second phase of Halfaya, which will bring the capacity to 200,000 bpd.[1]
In December 2009, the China National Petroleum Corporation was awarded a 50% stake in the development of the field and France's Total S.A. along with Malaysia's Petronas were awarded a 25% stake. The consortium plans production at 535000oilbbl/d. [2]