Abu Attifel Oil and Gas Field (Libya)

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Abu Attifel Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Libya.

Abu Attifel Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Bu Attifel.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Abu Attifel 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
Abu Attifel	Operating	Mellitah Oil & Gas	Mellitah Oil & Gas (100.0%)	1967	–	1972	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Abu Attifel Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
crude oil and condensate	Remaining recoverable reserves	218.39	million bbl	2021	​

Table 3: Production from Abu Attifel 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	36.13	million bbl/y	2019
production	hydrocarbons	21.18	million boe/y	2021
production	oil	25.55	million bbl/y	2011
production design capacity	oil	25.55	million bbl/y	2023

Location

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

Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ghadames South; Area 108/100B	Sirte	Onshore, Libya	Onshore	26.418, 18.37 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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