Defa Oil Field (Libya)

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Defa Oil Field is an operating oil field in Libya.

Defa Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Daffah.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Defa Oil Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Defa Operating[1] Waha Oil Company[2] Waha Oil Company (100.0%)[2] 1960[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Defa Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil EUR 1096.62 million bbl 2010 [4]

Table 3: Production from Defa Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 18.25 million bbl/y [not stated] [1]
production oil 103.01 million bbl/y 2010 [5]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Defa Oil Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, Libya[2] 27.9882, 19.9054 (exact)[2]

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/20210626183719/https://noc.ly/index.php/en/new-4/1783-noc-chairman-s-visit-to-some-fields-of-waha-oil-company. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625222207/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1280-libya/oil-and-gas/19884-defa-oil-field. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 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)
  4. "Giant Oil & Gas Fields of the world". World Map. 2010. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  5. Oil and Gas Journal (2019). "Worldwide Oil Field Production Survey Historical Version Data from 1980-2017". OGJ. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.