Bouri Oil and Gas Field (Libya)

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Bouri Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Libya.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Bouri Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Bouri	Operating^[1]^[2]	Mellitah Oil & Gas^[2]^[3]	Eni S.P.A. (30.0%); National Oil Corporation (Libya) (70.0%)^[3]	1977^[4]	–	1988^[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Bouri Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
Associated gas	original 1P reserves	53200	million m³	2016	^[6]
associated gas	recoverable reserves	99108.03	million m³	2017	^[3]
crude oil and condensate	remaining recoverable reserves	64.64	million bbl	2021	^[2]
gas	estimated	70800	million m³	2005	^[5]
oil	recoverable reserves	4500	million bbl	2017	^[3]
oil	estimated	4500	million bbl	2005	^[5]

Table 3: Production from Bouri Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production	oil	4.38	million bbl/y	1988	^[5]
production	oil	21.9	million bbl/y	1989	^[5]
production	oil	21.9	million bbl/y	1998	^[5]
production	oil	16.24	million bbl/y	2009	^[5]
production	oil	3.65	million bbl/y	2010	^[5]
production	crude oil and condensate	54.75	million bbl/y	1995	^[2]
production	hydrocarbons	8.73	million boe/y	2021	^[2]
production design capacity	oil	27.38	million bbl/y	2017	^[3]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Bouri Oil and Gas Field


Concession/Block	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block NC 41^[7]	Offshore, Libya^[8]	34.013, 12.468 (exact)^[8]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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