Rumaila: Delivering for Iraq Rumaila is one of the largest producing fields in the world. The Rumaila field is operated by the Rumaila Operating Organisation (ROO) under a Technical Service Contract (TSC) between Basra Oil Company (BOC) and Basra Energy Company Limited (BECL) – a joint venture company between PetroChina and bp – and the ...

Today, Rumaila is the second-largest producing oilfield in the world and is Iraq’s greatest source of revenue. Since the establishment of the TSC, the field has produced more than 6.5 billion barrels of oil – generating more than around 25% of Iraq’s budget.

Rumaila is overwhelmingly an Iraqi operation, with around 7,500 BOC Iraqi secondees working as ROO staff representing 93% of ROO’s staff. A further estimated 35,000 Iraqis are employed via contractors who support Rumaila’s activities through a large supply chain.

Aug 14, 2020 · Will enable artificial intelligence (AI) functionality and other digital applications as Rumaila builds for the future; Basra, Iraq, June 2022: The first stage in a major project to create state-of-the-art digital connectivity at Rumaila has been completed with the laying of the first 45km of a 2,000km fibre optic cabling network.

Rumaila is one of the world’s greatest so-called super-giant oilfields – those that contain over a billion barrels of recoverable oil. It is estimated that some 17 billion barrels of recoverable oil are still contained within Rumaila’s reservoirs.

Rumaila’s history as a producing oilfield dates back to 1953 when oil was discovered by the Iraq Petroleum Company. For over 60 years, this super-giant oilfield has provided Iraq with a significant source of both income and energy.

Rumaila is committed to working with local and Iraqi companies. These companies employ around 35,000 people across the field in a range of services, from specialist oil and gas engineering to construction, printing and catering.

The Rumaila Operating Organisation (ROO) is pleased to announce the start-up of a new production train at Degassing Station (DS-02) in North Rumaila. The production train will increase Rumaila’s oil processing capacity by 80,000 barrels per day.

For over 60 years, this super-giant oilfield has provided Iraq with a significant source of both income and energy. Find out more below about the field’s history, the new partnership, and Rumaila in 2022.

At the heart of Rumaila’s multi-year development plans is the injection and management of industrial water, to boost reservoir pressure. The first 10 years saw injection focus on the north of the field, although recently this has extended into the south of the field as well.