Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, stated on Friday that the ministry will increase the production of the Siba gas field in Basra governorate from 60 million to 100 million cubic feet per day.
Abdul-Ghani explained that the field is one of the important gas fields in Iraq, adding that it currently produces between 50 and 60 million cubic feet per day, according to a statement cited by the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The Iraqi Oil Minister illustrated that the Siba gas field also produces 1,200 tons of liquid gas and 1,000 barrels of condensate.
Abdul-Ghani clarified that the electricity required to power the facilities in the gas field is generated at the field where the fuel is available.
The 21-kilometre-long and 6–13-kilometer-wide gas field was discovered in 1968 and has reserves of approximately 1.1 trillion cubic feet of gas.
According to Abdul-Ghani, the gas field uses advanced technologies and horizontal drilling to increase the quantities of gas produced from the field.
