Dahra Oil and Gas Field (Libya)

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

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Dahra Operating[1][2] Waha Oil Company[3] Waha Oil Company (100.0%)[4][2] 1958[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Dahra Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil EUR 621 million bbl 2010 [6]

Table 3: Production from Dahra Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 0.12 million bbl/y 2021 [1]
production oil 43.8 million bbl/y 2022 [7]
production design capacity oil 3.29 million bbl/y 2022 [2]
production design capacity oil 14.6 million bbl/y [not stated] [7]
production design capacity gas 413.42 million m³/y 2022 [7]

Location

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

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Libya[3] 29.4822, 17.9257 (exact)[3]

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220625145308/https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/libyas-noc-gets-oil-spill-in-dahra-under-control. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230211043245/https://www.libyaherald.com/2022/08/waha-oils-al-dahra-field-restarted-to-produce-up-to-10000-bpd-by-year-end/. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625164952/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1280-libya/oil-and-gas/19885-dahra-oil-field. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Mowafa Taib (44287). "The Mineral Industry of Libya" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Invalid |url-status=Live (help)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20221104112632/https://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2009/01/half-a-century-of-oil-in-libya. Archived from the original on 04 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Giant Oil & Gas Fields of the world". World Map. 2010. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230131034004/https://www.mees.com/2022/9/9/news-in-brief/libya-noc-40kbd-dahra-field-target/fee4b350-3042-11ed-8994-270590e565e0. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)