In Amenas Oil and Gas Project (Algeria)

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In Amenas Oil and Gas Project is an operating oil and gas project in Algeria.

In Amenas is a part of the In Amenas complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Project-level project details for In Amenas Oil and Gas Project

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
In Amenas Operating[1] BP, Sonatrach, and Equinor[2] BP (46.0%); Sonatrach (8.1%); Equinor (45.9%)[2][3] 2006[4]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of In Amenas Oil and Gas Project

million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
NGL Remaining recoverable reserves 44.48 million bbl 2021 [5]
crude oil and condensate Remaining recoverable reserves 36.61 million bbl 2021 [5]
gas Remaining recoverable reserves 13204.59 million m³ 2021 [5]
gas initial reserves 85000 million m³ [not stated] [3]

Table 3: Production from In Amenas Oil and Gas Project

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production gas 8650.86 million m³/y 2017 [6]
production hydrocarbons 36.28 million boe/y 2021 [5]

Location

Table 4: project-level location details for In Amenas Oil and Gas Project

Concession/Block Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Block 233, 240b, 241[5] Illizi Onshore, Algeria[7][8] 28.0331, 9.4627 (exact)[7][8]

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221006224330/http://www.equinor.com/en/where-we-are/algeria.html. Archived from the original on 06 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221126092959/https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/in-amenas-gas-project-algeria/. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/what-we-do/bp-worldwide/bp-in-algeria.html https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-in-amenas-area-553476, https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/what-we-do/bp-worldwide/bp-in-algeria.html. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20230330044440/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/in-amenas-conventional-gas-field-algeria/. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628032455/https://www.mees.com/2017/11/3/oil-gas/algeria-in-amenas-hits-record-production-as-in-salah-output-halves/7ac70270-c0ab-11e7-b945-fda3fdacc971. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://www.equinor.com/where-we-are/algeria https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-01-16/islamist-militants-take-hostages-algeria-natural-gas-facility, https://www.equinor.com/where-we-are/algeria. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 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)