Name: Bai Hassan
Controlled by: Disputed. Originally controlled by the Ministry of Oil (Baghdad), but seized by KRG forces in July 2014. Subsequently returned to Baghdad (NOC) control in 2017.
Location: Dibis, south-west of the Kirkuk field.
Discovery:
Reserves: 2.078 billion barrels of oil
Size:
Quality:
Developed by: North Oil Company (100%) until July 2014, when seized by KRG forces. Subsequently returned to Baghdad (NOC) control in 2017. On 1st August 2024, BP signed a memorandum of understanding to rehabilitate and develope the four fields of the North Oil Company (NOC) in Kirkuk, namely the Kirkuk field with its two domes (Baba and Avana), as well as the Bai Hassan, Jambur, and Khabbaz fields, with potential expansion to other exploratory fields.
Contract granted: None. Bids were received in 2009, but no deal was agreed.
Contract duration: n/a.
Remuneration: n/a
Production started:
Plateau production target: n/a. Was outputing 195,000 bpd in 2012.
Other companies involved in the development:
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A full list of oil and gas fields controlled by the Ministry of Oil in Baghdad can be found here.