Hassi Messaoud Oil and Gas Field (Algeria)

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Hassi Messaoud Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in Algeria.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Hassi Messaoud Operating[1] Sonatrach[2][3] Sonatrach (100.0%)[4] 1956[5]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Hassi Messaoud Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
crude oil and condensate Remaining recoverable reserves 2167.39 million bbl 2021 [6]
gas Remaining recoverable reserves 44156.59 million m³ 2021 [6]
gas 2P reserves 223700 million m³ 2019 [7]
oil 2P reserves 3900 million bbl [not stated] [8]

Table 3: Production from Hassi Messaoud Oil and Gas Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 182.5 million bbl/y 2013 [9]
production crude oil and condensate 262.62 million bbl/y 1977 [6]
production crude oil and condensate 178.86 million bbl/y 2021 [6]

Location

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

Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Oued Mya Onshore, Algeria[10][11] 31.608, 5.923 (exact)[10][11]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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  10. 10.0 10.1 "Millenium Energy Atlas" (PDF). GeoKniga. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  11. 11.0 11.1 Climate Trace (44837). "asset_oil-and-gas-production-and-transport_ownership". Climate Trace. Archived from the original on January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Invalid |url-status=Live (help)