Nakhla Oil Field (Libya)

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Nakhla Oil Field (النخلة) is a mothballed oil field in Libya.

Nakhla Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as An Nakhlah.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Nakhla mothballed[1][2] Sirte Oil[3] Sirte Oil Co [0%][4][3] 1970[2] – 1994[5] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Production from Nakhla Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 12.78 million bbl/y 2022 ​[3]

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Nakhla Oil Field

Concession/Block Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
NC 96/97[6] onshore, Libya[7] onshore[8] 28.9256, 21.5028 (exact)[7]

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. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220516000306/https://www.yahoo.com/now/libya-largest-oil-field-closed-141123913.html. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221212024750/https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/atoms/files/myb3-2017-18-ly.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220704150622/https://www.africa-energy.com/news-centre/article/libyan-prime-minister-holds-face-oil-blockades-and-revenue. Archived from the original on 04 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221212024831/https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/mineral-pubs/country/2011/myb3-2011-ly.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210626091952/https://www.woodmac.com/reports/upstream-oil-and-gas-epsa-area-107-nakhla-554126. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230202091357/http://www.energy-cg.com/OPEC/Libya/Libya_EIA.html. Archived from the original on 02 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625172644/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1280-libya/oil-and-gas/19915-nakhla-oil-field. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)