Dahra Oil and Gas Field (Libya)

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

Project Details

Main Data

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

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
Dahra Operating[1][2] Waha Oil Company[3] Waha Oil Company (100.0%)[4][2] 1958[5] Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Dahra Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil EUR 621 million bbl 2010 [6]

Table 3: Production from Dahra Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 0.12 million bbl/y 2021 [1]
production oil 43.8 million bbl/y 2022 [7]
production design capacity oil 3.29 million bbl/y 2022 [2]
production design capacity oil 14.6 million bbl/y [not stated] [7]
production design capacity gas 413.42 million m³/y 2022 [7]

Location

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

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Libya[3] Onshore[8] 29.4822, 17.9257 (exact)[3]

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625145308/https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/libyas-noc-gets-oil-spill-in-dahra-under-control. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230211043245/https://www.libyaherald.com/2022/08/waha-oils-al-dahra-field-restarted-to-produce-up-to-10000-bpd-by-year-end/. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625164952/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1280-libya/oil-and-gas/19885-dahra-oil-field. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 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)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20221104112632/https://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2009/01/half-a-century-of-oil-in-libya. Archived from the original on 04 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Giant Oil & Gas Fields of the world". World Map. 2010. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230131034004/https://www.mees.com/2022/9/9/news-in-brief/libya-noc-40kbd-dahra-field-target/fee4b350-3042-11ed-8994-270590e565e0. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)