A contract to develop the Mansuriya gas field in Diyala province has been signed by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil.
The consortium of Petro Iraq and China’s Jereh, represented by Mr. Li Weibin, managing director of Jera, received the contract with the goal of increasing gas production by 300 million cubic feet per day.
Following the recent signing of 14 additional contracts that are anticipated to add 850 million cubic feet of gas and 750,000 barrels of crude oil to national production, this project is a component of Iraq’s larger strategy to enhance domestic gas resources.
The field’s initial production is anticipated to begin at 100 MMcf/d and grow to more than 300 MMcf/d, supplying the Mansuriya gas plant. This represents a significant development in the dry gas industry, particularly in Diyala Province.
In Iraq’s third licensing round (2010), the Mansuriyah gas field was initially granted to TPAO (37.5%), Oil Exploration Company (25%) Kuwait Energy (KEC), and Kogas (15%). It was reported that the contract was terminated in 2020. In January 2022, a new contract was signed with Sinopec. Following the company’s requests to amend the contract, press reports in the middle of 2023 suggest that the Sinopec deal was in doubt.
