Mansuriya gas field

The Mansuriya gas field is located 50 kilometres (km) north-east of Baquba city in Diyala province, which is about 100km north-east of Baghdad. According to Iraq Oil Report, in 2011 the province was still suffering from persistent insurgent violence.

Contract Negotiations
The Mansuriya field was initially put up for bidding during the first postwar licensing round in Iraq in June 2009, however the contract area attracted no bids.

The winning bid for the field during Iraq's third round of licensing in 2010 contract area came from an international consortium led by Turkish energy company TPAO, who held a 50% stake. Other companies to participate in the consortium were Kuwait Energy, with a 30% stake and Kogas with 20%.

In October 2010 the Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Directorate (PCLD) of the Ministry of Oil announced that only one bid had been received for the field. The initial remuneration fee proposed the consortium of $10 per barrel of oil equivalent (boe) was above the 'maximum remuneration fee' set by the Ministry, however the lower figure of $7 was subsequently accepted by the consortium. Under the terms of the deal, the target production plateau was 320 million standard cubic feet (MMscf)

Production and Export
As of December 2012, the Mansuriya field was still in the development stage and no gas had yet been produced at the site.

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