Name: Addan
Controlled by: Ministry of Oil (Baghdad).
Location: The block is located within Al Muthanna Governorate. The total area is 4,400 km², according to the Petroluem Contracts and Licensing Directorate (PCLD); on announcement of the results of the licensing round, the Ministry of Oil said it has an area of about 4,540 square km.
Discovery: The main target reservoir is the Yamama Formation (secondary targets in Zubair and Mus). The area is entirely covered by two 2D seismic surveys and partially by other surveys.
The structural interpretation results highlight eleven structures and leads.
No wells have been drilled.
Oil potential.
Developed by: Sinopec
Status: The block was offered in the Sixth licensing round, May 2024. Sinopec bid, but the price was not accepted by the Ministry. A later announcement from the Ministry said that the Deputy Director General of Dhi Qar Oil Company, Mr. Saeed Saghir Shlakeh, had signed a final deal with Sinopec.
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