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

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
Menzel Ledjmet Est (MLE)	Operating	Eni S.P.A.	Eni S.P.A. (75.0%); Sonatrach (25.0%)	–	–	2013	Conventional

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	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
NGL	Remaining recoverable reserves	6.46	million bbl	2021	​
crude oil and condensate	Remaining recoverable reserves	89.75	million bbl	2021	​
gas	recoverable reserves	36811.55	million m³	2013	​
gas	Remaining recoverable reserves	4553.87	million m³	2021	​

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
production design capacity	gas	3286.71	million m³/y	[not stated]
production design capacity	LPG	4.38	million bbl/y	[not stated]
production design capacity	oil and condensate	5.47	million bbl/y	[not stated]

Location

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

Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 405b	Berkine	Onshore, Algeria	Onshore	30.1673, 7.6636 (exact)

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