Tukuk-OS🛢 Rumaila oil field
Iraq · Asia · 30.16°N, 47.41°E
The Rumaila oil field is a super-giant oil field located in southern Iraq, approximately 50km to the south west of Basra City. Discovered in 1953 by the Basrah Petroleum Company (BPC), an associate company of the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC), the field is estimated to contain 17 billion barrels, which accounts for 12% of Iraq's oil reserves, estimated at 143 billion barrels. Rumaila is said to be the largest oilfield ever discovered in Iraq and one of the four largest oilfields in the world.
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Quick facts
| Country | Iraq |
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| Continent / region | Asia |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 30.16°N, 47.41°E · view on map |
Rumaila oil field is located in Iraq, in Asia.
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