El Sharara Oil Field (Libya)
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El Sharara Oil Field (شرارة) is an operating oil field in Libya.
El Sharara Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Sharara.
Project Details
Main Data
Table 1: Field-level project details for El Sharara Oil Field
| Unit name | Status | Operator | Owner | Discovery year | FID1 year | Production start year | Production type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Sharara | operating[1] | Akakus Oil Operations[2] | Repsol SA [20%]; National Oil Corp [50%]; OMV AG [15%]; TotalEnergies SE [15%][2][3][2][3][2][3][2][3] | 1984[2] | – | 1996[2] | conventional |
Production and Reserves
Table 2: Reserves of El Sharara Oil Field
| Fuel description | Reserves classification | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crude oil and condensate | Remaining recoverable reserves | 1090.86 | million bbl | 2021 | [3] |
| oil | oil in place | 3000.0 | million bbl | 2008 | [4][5] |
Table 3: Production from El Sharara Oil Field
| Category | Fuel description | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| production | oil | 73.0 | million bbl/y | 2006 | [6] |
| production | crude oil and condensate | 82.03 | million bbl/y | 2021 | [3] |
| production | oil | 102.2 | million bbl/y | 2021 | [7] |
| production | oil | 164.25 | million bbl/y | 2022 | [8] |
| production | oil | 113.5 | million bbl/y | 2025 | [1] |
| production design capacity | oil | 146.0 | million bbl/y | 2011 | [6] |
| production design capacity | oil | 109.5 | million bbl/y | 2021 | [7] |
| production design capacity | crude oil and condensate | 87.6 | million bbl/y | 2022 | [3] |
Location
Table 4: Field-level location details for El Sharara Oil Field
| Concession/Block | Basin | Location | Onshore/Offshore | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blocks NC 115; Block NC1-86[9] | Murzuq | onshore, Libya[10][11][12] | onshore[13] | 26.394, 11.936 (exact)[10][11][12] |
The map below shows the exact location of the field:
Articles and Resources
Additional Data
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References
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230522140227/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Sharara_oil_field. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023.
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210830133509/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2203337-pay-row-risks-exports-from-libyas-biggest-oil-field. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021.
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{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210610164302/https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/attach/100/100476_BMI%20Libya%20Oil%20and%20Gas%20Report%20Q1%202011.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230210071914/https://www.eia.gov/international/analysis/country/LBY. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://www.scribd.com/document/596570660/African-Energy-Atlas.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://dokumen.pub/qdownload/african-energy-atlas-2020-2021-2020-2021nbsped.html.
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