Abu Attifel Oil Field (Libya)

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Abu Attifel Field is an operating oil field in Libya.[1][2]

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the field in Libya.[3]

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Project Details

  • Status: Operating[1][2]
  • Coordinates: 26.4180, 18.3700 (exact)[3]
  • Operator: Mellitah Oil & Gas[1][4]
  • Owner: Mellitah Oil & Gas (100%)[1][5][6]
  • Parent: Eni (15%)[7][8][9]; National Oil Corporation (Libya) (85%)[7][8][9]
  • Discovery year: 1967.0[3]
  • Production start year: 1972[3]
  • Basin: Sirte
  • Concession/Block: Ghadames South; Area 108/100B[6]
  • Project/Complex:

Production and Reserves

Table 1: Production and Reserves - Abu Attifel Field

Category Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
reserves crude oil and condensate Remaining recoverable reserves 218 million bbl 2021 [6]
production hydrocarbons Not applicable 21 million boe/y 2021 [6]
production oil Not applicable 36 million bbl/y 2019 [1]
million bbl = million barrels
million bbl/y = million barrels per year
million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1280-libya/oil-and-gas/19904-bu-attifel-oil-field
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www.petroleumafrica.com/significant-gains-at-abu-attifel-field/
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.eni.com/assets/documents/2015-03-30-brochure-libya.pdf
  4. https://mellitahog.ly/en/sites/abu-attifel-field/
  5. Mowafa Taib (44287). "The Mineral Industry of Libya" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Invalid |url-status=Live (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/abu-attifel-and-nc-125-conventional-oil-field-libya/
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/bahr-essalam-gas-and-condensate-field/
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://www.eni.com/en-IT/media/press-release/2018/07/bahr-essalam-phase-2-development-offshore-project-begins-production.html
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/atoms/files/myb3-2017-18-ly.pdf