Hassi Messaoud Nord Oil Field (Algeria)

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Hassi Messaoud Nord Oil Field is an operating oil field in Algeria.

Along with Hassi Messaoud Sud Oil and Gas Field (Algeria), Hassi Messaoud Oil and Gas Field (Algeria), and Hassi Messaoud Sud (Satellites) Oil and Gas Field (Algeria), Hassi Messaoud Nord Oil Field is a part of the Hassi Messaoud complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Hassi Messaoud Nord Oil Field

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Hassi Messaoud Nord	Operating	Sonatrach	Sonatrach	1956	–	–	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Hassi Messaoud Nord Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production	oil	261.28	million bbl/y	2009

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Hassi Messaoud Nord Oil Field

Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Algeria	Onshore	31.129, 8.109 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Hassi Messaoud complex:

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