Amid stiff competition, LUKOIL won the tender for provision of development and production services at the West Qurna-2 oil field in Basra, Southern Iraq.
LUKOIL Mid East Limited was established in 2010 as a company operator of West-Qurna-2 field in Iraq
2010
A Development and Production Service Contract was signed for the West Qurna-2 field in Basra (Iraq).
2011
Pilot Camp, the first facility of the West Qurna-2 field, was opened during a working visit of Vagit Alekperov, President of PJSC LUKOIL, to Iraq.
Several major contracts were signed for the West Qurna-2 field development. The active development phase started with production drilling and construction of a key production unit - oil processing facility.
LUKOIL its share in the West Qurna-2 project in Iraq to 75% due to withdrawal of Statoil from the project.
2013
An amendment to the Development and Production Service Contract for the West Qurna-2 field in Iraq was signed, reducing the project's production target from 1.8 million to 1.2 million barrels of oil per day and extending the production plateau from 13 to 19.5 years.
2014
Commercial production started at the West Qurna-2 field in Iraq. Initial production amounted to 120,000 barrels of oil per day.
The first tanker loaded with compensation oil for recovery of LUKOIL's costs under the West Qurna-2 project departed from Basra in the south of Iraq.
2019
Drilling and construction works started in order to achieve full development of Mishrif formation and pilot production from Yamama formation.
2021
Commercial production from Yamama formation started at the West Qurna-2 oil field.
Total production at the West Qurna-2 oil field reached 1 billion barrels of oil.
