Abu Gharadig Oil and Gas Basin (Egypt)

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Abu Gharadig Oil and Gas Basin is an operating oil and gas basin in Egypt.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Basin-level project details for Abu Gharadig Oil and Gas Basin

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Abu Gharadig	Operating	–	Apache Egypt (100.0%)	1969	–	1973

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Abu Gharadig Oil and Gas Basin

million m³ = million cubic meters

million bbl = million barrels of oil

million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
gas	risked gas in place	9231204.87	million m³	2013
gas	technically recoverable reserves	1840577.66	million m³	2013
oil	technically recoverable reserves	1900	million bbl	2013
oil	risked oil in place	47000	million bbl	2013
oil and gas	reserves	415	million boe	2021

Table 3: Production from Abu Gharadig Oil and Gas Basin

million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
cumulative production	oil and gas	1000	million boe	2021

Location

Table 4: basin-level location details for Abu Gharadig Oil and Gas Basin

Basin	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Abu Gharadig	Onshore, Egypt	29.68, 27.97 (exact)

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