Capacity at Iraq’s Zubair oilfield will rise to 700,000 b/d following the completion of the $690mn Zubair-Mishrif degassing station on 10 October. The new 200,000 b/d processing facility will soon start up, allowing the field’s operator Eni to bring production capacity up to 700,000 b/d. The government has set a plateau production target of 850,000 b/d for Zubair. Production at the field remains below 500,000 b/d.
The project was awarded in July 2021 to a consortium of Chinese state firm CPECC (70%) and Italian contractor PEG (30%), although work only began in early 2023 (MEES, 24 November 2023). (CONTINUED - 180 WORDS)