Azar Oilfield development project is aimed at production of 65,000 b/d of crude oil.
Azar structure is an asymmetric anticline located in the Anaran exploration block in the foreland basin of the Zagros fold and thrust belt along the Iran-Iraq border. Total length of the field (on top of Ilam Fm.) is more than 36.5 km including the extension in Iraq, approximately 13.5 km on the Iranian side.
Azar, shared by Iran and Iraq, is estimated to hold 2.5 billion barrels of oil in place.