Artawi oil field
Oilfield in Basra Governorate, Iraq
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The Artawi oil field is an oil field located in Basra Governorate. It was discovered in 1950 and developed by Basrah Oil Company. It will begin production in 2018 and will produce oil. The total proven reserves of the Ratawi oil field are around 10 billion barrels (1.6×109 m3), and production will be centered on 250,000 barrels per day (40,000 m3/d).[1]
| Ratawi | |
|---|---|
  Location within Iraq | |
| Country | Iraq |
| Region | Basra Governorate |
Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 30.4833°N 47.15°E |
| Operator | Basrah Oil Company |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1950 |
Start of production | 2018 |
| Production | |
Current production of gas | 8.6×106 m3/d 300×106 cu ft/d 3×109 m3/a (110×109 cu ft/a) |
Estimated oil in place | 1408 million tonnes (~ 2×109 m3 or 10000 million bbl) |
Estimated gas in place | 50×109 m3 1.75×1012 cu ft |
In January 2025, French energy giant TotalEnergies announced that they were building a plant to process gas that was flared off from the Ratawi field.[2]
