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West Qurna (Arabic: غرب قرنة) is one of Iraq's largest oil fields, located north of Rumaila field, 65 km northwest of Basra. West Qurna is believed to hold 43 billion barrels (6.8 × 10 ^ 9 m 3) of recoverable reserves – making it one of the biggest oil fields in the world. [1] Until 2009, the field was closed to Western firms. [2]
Al-Qurna District (Arabic: قضاء القرنة) is a district of Basra Governorate, Iraq. Its seat is the town of Al-Qurna. The West Qurna Field is located in the district. The Iraqi marsh lands, which are known as the Garden of Eden, surround this area in the lower part of the Mesopotamian basin.
Al-Qurnah (Kurnah or Qurna, meaning connection/joint in Arabic) is a town in southern Iraq about 74 km northwest of Basra, that lies within the conglomeration of Nahairat. Qurna is located at the confluence point of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to form the Shatt al-Arab waterway. [ 2 ]
The Rumaila oil field is a super-giant oil field [1] located in southern Iraq, approximately 50km to the south west of Basra City. [2] Discovered in 1953 by the Basrah Petroleum Company (BPC), an associate company of the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC), [3] [4] [5] the field is estimated to contain 17 billion barrels, which accounts for 12% of Iraq's oil reserves, estimated at 143 billion barrels.
West Qurna Field, an oil field near Qurna, Iraq This page was last edited on 16 February 2020, at 11:31 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The lack of development in other sectors has resulted in 13% [2] unemployed as of 2017 per capita GDP of $7,000. [3] Public sector employment accounted for nearly 60% of full-time employment in 2011. [4] The oil export industry, which dominates the Iraqi economy, generates very little employment. [4]
The Western Cartridge Company was an American manufacturer of small arms and ammunition formerly based in East Alton, Illinois. Founded in 1898, it was the forerunner of the Olin Corporation, formed in 1944, of which Western was absorbed into. [1]
It is located east of Coalton on Ohio State Route 93. [1] [2] References This page was last edited on 9 January 2025, at 06:05 (UTC). Text is available ...