Iraq expedites development of Akkas and Mansuriya gas fields
Khudair's remarks took place during a field visit to the Midland Oil Company, where he assessed current output and facilities projects and emphasized the importance of increasing investments in the fields, according to a statement released by the Iraqi Oil Ministry.
The Akkas gas field, which was found in 1992, has approximately 5.6 trillion cubic feet of confirmed natural gas deposits.
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil announced in April that it had signed a contract with the Ukrainian company Ukrzemresurs to develop the Akkas gas field in western Iraq.
The Akkas gas field, which has sizable reserves, was being developed by the Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), a South Korean public natural gas company, before Ukrzemresurs won the contract.
In October 2024, Iraq signed a deal with a consortium of China's Jereh Group and Petro Iraq to develop the Mansuriya gas field in Diyala governorate in eastern Iraq.
The Mansuriya gas field is one of Iraq's most promising producing sites, and the deal will increase the country's gas production by 300 million cubic feet per day.
The Iraqi Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, stated earlier that the development of the Mansuriya gas field will help the country meet its gas needs to fuel power plants.
With estimated reserves of 4.5 trillion cubic feet of gas, Mansuriya, which stretches 20 kilometers long and three to four kilometers wide, is Iraq's second-largest gas field after Akkas.
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