Halfaya Field is an oil field, located east of

Amarah Amarah ( ar, ٱلْعَمَارَة, al-ʿAmārah), also spelled Amara, is a city in south-eastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad about 50 km (31 mi) from the border with Iran. It lies at the ...

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

. Halfaya is proven to hold of recoverable reserve and has production potential of , the China National Petroleum Corporation-led group finished the first phase in June 2012 and increased production from to 15 months ahead of schedule. CNPC has started preliminary work on the second phase of Halfaya, which will bring the capacity to 200,000 bpd. In December 2009, the China National Petroleum Corporation was awarded a 50% stake in the development of the field and

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's Petronas were awarded a 25% stake. The consortium plans production at . http://in.biz.yahoo.com/091211/137/bauqpn.html CNPC-led group wins Iraq Halfaya oilfield deal

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