El Sharara Oil Field (Libya)
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El Sharara Oil Field (شرارة) is an operating oil field in Libya.
El Sharara Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Sharara.
Project Details
Main Data
Table 1: Field-level project details for El Sharara Oil Field
| Unit name | Status | Operator | Owner | Discovery year | FID1 year | Production start year | Production type2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Sharara | Operating[1][2][3][4] | Akakus Oil Operations[5] | National Oil Corporation (Libya) (50.0%); Repsol (20.0%); TotalEnergies (15.0%); OMV (15.0%)[5][6] | 1984[5] | – | 1996[5] | Conventional |
Production and Reserves
Table 2: Reserves of El Sharara Oil Field
| Fuel description | Reserves classification | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude oil and condensate | Remaining recoverable reserves | 1090.86 | million bbl | 2021 | [6] |
| oil | oil in place | 3000 | million bbl | 2008 | [7] |
Table 3: Production from El Sharara Oil Field
| Category | Fuel description | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| production | oil | 102.2 | million bbl/y | 2021 | [2] |
| production | crude oil and condensate | 82.03 | million bbl/y | 2021 | [6] |
| production | oil | 73 | million bbl/y | 2006 | [8] |
| production | oil | 164.25 | million bbl/y | 2022 | [9] |
| production design capacity | oil | 109.5 | million bbl/y | 2021 | [2] |
| production design capacity | crude oil and condensate | 87.6 | million bbl/y | 2022 | [6] |
| production design capacity | oil | 146 | million bbl/y | 2011 | [8] |
Location
Table 4: Field-level location details for El Sharara Oil Field
| Concession/Block | Basin | Location | Onshore/Offshore | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks NC 115, Block NC1-86[10] | Murzuq | Onshore, Libya[11][12] | Onshore[13] | 26.394, 11.936 (exact)[11][12] |
The map below shows the exact location of the field:
Articles and Resources
Additional Data
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220516000306/https://www.yahoo.com/now/libya-largest-oil-field-closed-141123913.html. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210830133509/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2203337-pay-row-risks-exports-from-libyas-biggest-oil-field. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20241003062047/https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/010324-libyas-300000-bd-sharara-oil-field-shut-by-protesters-sources. Archived from the original on 03 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.mees.com/2024/10/4/oil-gas/libya-restarts-output-from-key-fields-as-noc-ends-force-majeure.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230506015730/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/el-sharara-oil-field/. Archived from the original on 06 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207062322/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/el-sharara-conventional-oil-field-libya/. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Sharara_oil_field http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2008/intl_capetown/abstracts/477675.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Sharara_oil_field.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240801202449/https://s3.amazonaws.com/rgi-documents/5a3869d7ca4a9058000a7bcf68bbe08384846805.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 01 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230403160454/https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-africa-libya-tripoli-ccf71ec702cffcdb004231d02a7d319c. Archived from the original on 03 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "2011 Libya Oil and Gas Report" (PDF). wikileaks. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230210071914/https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/LBY. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "African Energy Atlas 2021". Scribd. 2021. Archived from https://dokumen.pub/qdownload/african-energy-atlas-2020-2021-2020-2021nbsped.html the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Invalid|url-status=Live(help) - ↑ 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.
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