Production has started from Seeba natural gas field operated by Kuwait Energy Co. in the Basrah governate of southern Iraq.
Flow began at 25 MMscfd and will rise to a plateau of 100 MMscfd by yearend. The field also will produce 1,200 b/d of gas liquids and 19,000 b/d of condensate, according the oil ministry.
Kuwait Energy’s partners in the development are Turkish Petroleum Co. and state-owned Missan Oil Co.