Name: Mansuriyah, also known as Mansouriya, Mansuria
Controlled by: Ministry of Oil (Baghdad).
Location: Diyala province, 50 kilometres north-east of Baquba city
Size: 20 kilometers long and 3 to 4 kilometers wide. Estimated reserves of 4.5 trillion standard cubic feet, making it Iraq's second largest gas field, after Akkas.
Developed by: Jereh Group, Petro Iraq, Middle Oil Company (51%).
Originally granted in Iraq's third licensing round (2010) to TPAO (37.5%), Oil Exploration Company (25%), Kuwait Energy (KEC) (22.5%), Kogas (15%), the contract was reported to have been cancelled in 2020. A new deal was signed with Sinopec (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation) in January 2022. (As of January 2023, the Kogas website still says that the company holds a 15% stake). In mid-2023, press reports suggest that the Sinopec deal was in doubt, following requests from the company to amend the contract.
On 30th April 2024, Iraq's Ministerial Council for Energy recommended proceeding with the signing of a preliminary contract between the Ministry of Oil's Middle Oil Company [Midland Oil Company] and a consortium consisting of China's Jereh Group and a company referred to as "Petro Iraq". A preliminary agreement with this joint venture on 20th May 2024.
Contract granted: tbd
Remuneration: Unknown. (Previously $7 per barrel of oil equivalent (boe) in the 2010 contract)
Plateau production target: 320 million standard cubic feet (Mmscf) per day. (Previously 320 million standard cubic feet (Mmscf) per day in the 2010 contract)
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A full list of oil and gas fields controlled by the Ministry of Oil in Baghdad can be found here.