The Mansouri oil field is an oil field located in southwest Iran and 45 km southeast of Ahvaz city.[1] It was discovered in 1963[2] and the production was started after installing production facilities in 1974.[3] Oil production of Mansouri field is about 110,000 barrels per day (17,000 m3/d).[4] Its oil reserves have been estimated at 3.3 bn barrels.[5] The field is owned by state-owned National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and operated by National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC).[6]

Mansouri oil field
Mansouri oil field is located in Iran
Mansouri oil field
Location of Mansouri oil field
CountryIran
RegionKhuzestan Province
Offshore/onshoreOnshore
Coordinates30°36′22″N 48°37′34″E / 30.60611°N 48.62611°E / 30.60611; 48.62611
OperatorsNISOC
PartnersNIOC
Field history
Discovery1963
Start of production1974
Production
Current production of oil110,000 barrels per day (~5.5×10^6 t/a)
Estimated oil in place3,300 million barrels (~4.5×10^8 t)

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  1. ^ "Mansouri Oil Field Output to Increase". Shana.ir.
  2. ^ "Development contract of Mansouri oil field signed". thefreelibrary.com.
  3. ^ "NISOC to develop Mansouri oilfield". NISOC.
  4. ^ "Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Iran-Overview". mbendi.com. 2010. Archived from the original on 2005-11-19. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  5. ^ "Giant oil and gas fields" (PDF). rand.org. 2010. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  6. ^ "Iran - Onshore Oil & Gas Fields". The Free Library. 2014.