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The Islamic State captured the Ajil and Allas oil fields in northern Iraq during the Mosul campaign in 2014, [2] as well as the Qayyarah oil field, producing 8,000 barrels a day of heavy crude oil. [8] Ajil in north of Tikrit and Himiran were important ISIS-controlled oil fields in Iraq. [14] Oil production was centrally controlled by the top ...
Top 5 oil-producing countries 1980–2022 World oil production. This is a list of countries by oil production (i.e., petroleum production), as compiled from the U.S. Energy Information Administration database for calendar year 2023, tabulating all countries on a comparable best-estimate basis.
In 2009 the largest share of oil production was in the Middle East (24 million barrels daily, or 31 per cent of global production). According to Transparency International based on BP data regionally the largest share of proved oil reserves is in the Middle East (754 billion barrels, constituting 51 per cent of global reserves including oil sands and 57 per cent excluding them).
Some statistics on this page are disputed and controversial—different sources (OPEC, CIA World Factbook, oil companies) give different figures. Some of the differences reflect different types of oil included. Different estimates may or may not include oil shale, mined oil sands or natural gas liquids.
Brent Crude prices are now in the $84 a barrel range as of this writing, down a third year over year and about 12% over the last year. In the first half of May, prices fell 5% as fears abound over ...
By default countries are ranked by their total proven oil reserves. Note that data related to one parameter may be more up to date than data related to some other. See also separate lists and their source pages: List of countries by proven oil reserves [1] List of countries by oil production [2] List of countries by oil consumption [3]
Saudi Arabia maintains the world's largest crude oil production capacity, estimated to be approx. 11 Mbbl/d at mid-year 2008 and announced plans to increase this capacity to 12.5 Mbbl/d by 2009. [10] Cumulative production through the end of 2009 was 119.4 billion bbl. [ 11 ] Using the stated number of 267 Gbbl, past production amounts to 40% of ...
It was the first oil field discovered in the Middle East. The field is a mature super-giant, which produces primarily from the prolific Oligocene Asmari horizons, a formation which underpins Iranian crude oil production. The National Iranian South Oil Company operates the field, as well as a number of other fields in the surrounding regions. [3]