Central Area Oil and Gas Complex (Algeria)

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Central Area Oil and Gas Complex is an operating oil and gas complex in Algeria.

The project consists of the following units:

• LES Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)
• MZLN Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)
• MZLS Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)
• LEC Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)
• LEW Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)
• GSM Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)

Central Area Oil and Gas Complex is also sometimes referred to as CAFC.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Complex-level project details for Central Area Oil and Gas Complex

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type2
Central Area	Operating	Eni S.P.A.	Eni S.P.A. (75.0%)	–	–	2017	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Central Area Oil and Gas Complex

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	2P reserves	27619.99	million m³	2007	​
liquids	2P reserves	190.1	million bbl	2007	​

Table 3: Production from Central Area Oil and Gas Complex

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production	oil	1.67	million bbl/y	2016
production design capacity	oil	14.6	million bbl/y	2017

Location

Table 4: Complex-level location details for Central Area Oil and Gas Complex

Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 405b	Berkine	Onshore, Algeria	Onshore	26.4178, 9.0796 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the complex:

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