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Bouri Oil and Gas Field (Libya)

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Bouri Oil and Gas Field (بوري) is an operating oil and gas field in Libya.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Bouri Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Bouri Operating[1][2][3] Mellitah Oil & Gas[2][4] Eni S.P.A. (30.0%); National Oil Corporation (Libya) (70.0%)[4] 1977[5] 1988[6] Conventional[1][2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Bouri Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
Associated gas original 1P reserves 53200 million m³ 2016 [7]
associated gas recoverable reserves 99108.03 million m³ 2017 [4]
crude oil and condensate remaining recoverable reserves 64.64 million bbl 2021 [2]
gas estimated 70800 million m³ 2005 [6]
oil recoverable reserves 4500 million bbl 2017 [4]
oil estimated 4500 million bbl 2005 [6]

Table 3: Production from Bouri Oil and Gas Field

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 oil 4.38 million bbl/y 1988 [6]
production oil 21.9 million bbl/y 1989 [6]
production oil 21.9 million bbl/y 1998 [6]
production oil 16.24 million bbl/y 2009 [6]
production oil 3.65 million bbl/y 2010 [6]
production crude oil and condensate 54.75 million bbl/y 1995 [2]
production hydrocarbons 8.73 million boe/y 2021 [2]
production oil 0.01 million bbl/y 2023 [8]
production design capacity oil 27.38 million bbl/y 2017 [4]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Bouri Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block NC 41[9] Offshore, Libya[10] Offshore[11] 34.013, 12.468 (exact)[10]

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of oil and gas extraction sites, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211202101731/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2119312-libya-restarts-first-eastern-oil-field-since-january. Archived from the original on 02 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20221210060700/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/bouri-conventional-oil-field-libya/. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.offshore-technology.com/data-insights/oil-gas-field-profile-bouri-conventional-oil-field-libya/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210626015238/https://www.plsx.com/publications/IntlE/2017/IE_20170412_i05_v02.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220720102528/https://www.cccarto.com/oil/libyaoil/. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 (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)
  7. Giannini Editore (2019). "MED & Italian Energy report: Energy sources, flows and strategies of Italy between Europe and the Mediterranean" (PDF). SRM. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022. {{cite web}}: Invalid |url-status=Live (help)
  8. https://alwasat.ly/news/libya/394166. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "2011 Libya Oil and Gas Report" (PDF). wikileaks. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://twitter.com/MeesEnergy/status/1404780194603352066/photo/1. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. Natural Earth. 45078 https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)