Nahr Umr Field is an oil field, located north of Basrah, Iraq. Nahr Umr Field is proven to hold 6.6 billion barrels of recoverable reserve. The oil field was discovered in 1948 by the Basrah Petroleum Company, an associate of the Iraq Petroleum Company.http://www.gulfoilandgas.com/webpro1/MAIN/Mainnews.asp?id=9876 Total Seeks Iraqi Oil Fields in Return to Roots; Petroleum Times, vol. 63, 1959, p. 263

See also

Basrah

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