Controlled by: Ministry of Oil (Baghdad).
Location: A cluster of three undeveloped oil fields located in Karbala, south of Al-Razaza Lake.
Discovery: 1960 (Kifl), 1983 (Merjan) and 1987 (West Kifl).
Reserves: 600 million barrels of oil
Size: All three fields are NW-SE trending structures with approximate sizes of 2.5 km by 2 km (Merjan), 10 km by 8 km (West Kifl), and 5 km by 1.5 km (Kifl).
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