Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC (TAQA) Atrush BV subsidiary brought oil production on stream at its Atrush block in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on July 3 through the Atrush central processing unit, which has the capacity to handle as much as 30,000 b/d.
TAQA, the operator, expects to ramp up production to 30,000 boe/d this year. Atrush field, discovered in 2011, is 85 km northwest of Erbil. Development started it 2013 (OGJ Online. Aug. 27, 2013).
TAQA holds a 39.9% working interest in the production-sharing contract. Other partners are the Kurdistan regional government 25%, General Explorations Partners Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ShaMaran Petroleum Corp., with 20.1%, and Marathon Oil KDV BV 15%.
