Menzel Ledjmet Est (MLE) Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)

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Menzel Ledjmet Est (MLE) Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Algeria.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Menzel Ledjmet Est (MLE) Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Menzel Ledjmet Est (MLE) Operating[1] Eni S.P.A.[1] Eni S.P.A. (75.0%); Sonatrach (25.0%)[2][3] 2013[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Menzel Ledjmet Est (MLE) Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
NGL Remaining recoverable reserves 6.46 million bbl 2021 [5]
crude oil and condensate Remaining recoverable reserves 89.75 million bbl 2021 [5]
gas recoverable reserves 36811.55 million m³ 2013 [6]
gas Remaining recoverable reserves 4553.87 million m³ 2021 [5]

Table 3: Production from Menzel Ledjmet Est (MLE) Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production hydrocarbons 13.91 million boe/y 2021 [5]
production design capacity gas 3286.71 million m³/y [not stated] [7]
production design capacity LPG 4.38 million bbl/y [not stated] [7]
production design capacity oil and condensate 5.47 million bbl/y [not stated] [7]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Menzel Ledjmet Est (MLE) Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 405b[1] Berkine Onshore, Algeria[8] 30.1673, 7.6636 (exact)[8]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210626050254/https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-mle-and-cafc-405b-2606283. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220712092144/https://www.eni.com/assets/documents/documents-en/fact-book-2016-eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/menzel-ledjmet-east-mle-gas-field/, https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/menzel-ledjmet-east-central-area-field-complex-conventional-gas-field-algeria/ https://www.meed.com/menzel-ledjmet-east-field-development/, https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/menzel-ledjmet-east-mle-gas-field/, https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/menzel-ledjmet-east-central-area-field-complex-conventional-gas-field-algeria/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/menzel-ledjmet-east-mle-gas-field/, https://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/124037/eni_starts_up_gas_production_from_algerian_field/ https://www.eni.com/assets/documents/press-release/migrated/2013/02/Pr-Eni-MLE-Field.pdf, https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/menzel-ledjmet-east-mle-gas-field/, https://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/124037/eni_starts_up_gas_production_from_algerian_field/. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006180323/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/menzel-ledjmet-east-central-area-field-complex-conventional-gas-field-algeria/. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625174531/https://www.meed.com/menzel-ledjmet-east-field-development/. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220519181445/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/menzel-ledjmet-east-mle-gas-field/. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://www.google.com/maps/place/MLE/@30.1756606,7.6667426,4798m. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)