Raman oil field
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The Raman oil field is an oil field
located in Batman
, Batman Province
, Southeastern Anatolia Region
, Turkey
. It was discovered in 1940 and developed by Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı
. It began production in 1948 and produces oil
. The total proven reserves of the Raman oil field are around 400 million barrels (55×106tonnes), and production is centered around 4000 oilbbl/d.
Oil field
An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area...
located in Batman
Batman, Turkey
Batman is a city in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and the capital of Batman Province. It lies on a plateau, 540 meters above sea level, near the confluence of the Batman River and the Tigris. The Batı Raman oil field, which is the largest oil field in Turkey, is located just outside...
, Batman Province
Batman Province
Batman Province is a Turkish province southeast of Anatolia. The province's population exceeded 500,000 in 2010.The province is important because of its reserves and production of oil which was started in the 1940s. There is a 494-km long oil pipeline from Batman to the Turkish port of İskenderun....
, Southeastern Anatolia Region
Southeastern Anatolia Region
Southeastern Anatolia Region is one of Turkey's seven census-defined geographical regions . It is bordered by the Mediterranean Region to the west, the Eastern Anatolia Region to the north, Syria to the south, and Iraq to the southeast.-Provinces:...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It was discovered in 1940 and developed by Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı
Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakligi
Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı is the national oil and gas company of Turkey and one of the most important industrial companies in the country. The company had reserves of of oil equivalent in 2005, and the reserves are projected to increase to of oil equivalent in 2010...
. It began production in 1948 and produces oil
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
. The total proven reserves of the Raman oil field are around 400 million barrels (55×106tonnes), and production is centered around 4000 oilbbl/d.