Rosetta Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)

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Rosetta Oil and Gas Field is a mothballed oil and gas field in Egypt.

Project Details

Main Data

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

¹Final Investment Decision

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type
Rosetta	mothballed	Rashpetco	Shell PLC	1997	–	2000	conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Rosetta Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million boe = million barrels of oil equivalent

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
[not stated]	recoverable reserves	374.5	million boe	1999	​
gas	recoverable reserves	63713.25	million m³	1999	​

Table 3: Production from Rosetta Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year

Category	Fuel description	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
production	gas	10950.0	million m³/y	2016	​

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Rosetta Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block	Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rashid	offshore, Egypt	offshore	32.2485, 30.5914 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the field:

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