Shoushan/Matruh Oil and Gas Basin (Egypt)

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Shoushan/Matruh Oil and Gas Basin is a oil and gas basin in Egypt.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Basin-level project details for Shoushan/Matruh Oil and Gas Basin

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
Shoushan/Matruh	–	–	–	–	–	–	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Shoushan/Matruh Oil and Gas Basin

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	risked gas in place	4275803.48	million m³	2013	^[1]
gas	technically recoverable reserves	849497.38	million m³	2013	^[1]
oil	risked oil in place	17000	million bbl	2013	^[1]
oil	technically recoverable reserves	700	million bbl	2013	^[1]

Location

Table 3: Basin-level location details for Shoushan/Matruh Oil and Gas Basin


Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shoushan/Matruh	Onshore, Egypt^[2]	Onshore^[3]	29.7181, 26.7441 (approximate)^[2]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "EIA/ARI World Shale Gas and Shale Oil Resource Assessment" (PDF). www.eia.gov. May 13, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
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[EIAWorldShale2013-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "EIA/ARI World Shale Gas and Shale Oil Resource Assessment" (PDF). www.eia.gov. May 13, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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