| 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 | 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. West Qurna is believed to hold 43 billion barrels (6.8×109 m3) of recoverable reserves – making it one of the biggest oil fields in the world.[1] Until 2009, the field was closed to Western firms.[2]
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Forbeswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Gina Chon (2009-11-05). "Iraq Awards West Qurna-1 Oil Field to Exxon, Shell". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2010-04-19.