Central Area Oil and Gas Complex (Algeria)

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Central Area Oil and Gas Complex is an operating oil and gas complex in Algeria.

The project consists of the following units:

• LES Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)
• MZLN Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)
• MZLS Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)
• LEC Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)
• LEW Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)
• GSM Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)

Central Area Oil and Gas Complex is also sometimes referred to as CAFC.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Complex-level project details for Central Area Oil and Gas Complex

*Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID* year	Production start year
Central Area	Operating	Eni S.P.A.	Eni S.P.A. (75.0%)	–	–	2017

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Central Area Oil and Gas Complex

million m³ = million cubic meters

million bbl = million barrels of oil

Fuel Description	Reserve Classification	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
gas	2P reserves	27619.99	million m³	2007
liquids	2P reserves	190.1	million bbl	2007

Table 3: Production from Central Area Oil and Gas Complex

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year

Category	Fuel Description	Quantity	Units	Data Year	Source
production	oil	1.67	million bbl/y	2016
production design capacity	oil	14.6	million bbl/y	2017

Location

Table 4: complex-level location details for Central Area Oil and Gas Complex

Concession/Block	Basin	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 405b	Berkine	Onshore, Algeria	26.4178, 9.0796 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the complex:

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