Wafa Oil and Gas Field (Libya)

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Wafa Oil and Gas Field (Al Wafaa) is an operating oil and gas field in Libya.

Along with Bahr Es Salam (Structures A&E) Oil and Gas Field (Libya) and Bahr Es Salam (Structures B&C) Oil and Gas Field (Libya), Wafa Oil and Gas Field is a part of the West Libya Gas Oil and Gas Project (Libya).

Wafa Oil and Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Al Wafaa.

Project Details

Main Data

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

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Wafa operating[1][2][3] Mellitah Oil & Gas[1] Mellitah Oil & Gas [100%][4][5] 1964[1] 2004[1][3] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Wafa Oil and Gas Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
oil reserves 369.47 million bbl 2010 [6]

Table 3: Production from Wafa Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
million boe/y = million barrels of oil equivalent per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production oil 8.39 million bbl/y 2012 [7]
production hydrocarbons 47.45 million boe/y 2015 [8]
production condensate 2.74 million bbl/y 2017 [9]
production gas 4651.2 million m³/y 2017 [9]
production oil 3.29 million bbl/y 2017 [9]
production gas 155.04 million m³/y 2019 [10]
production oil 0.73 million bbl/y 2022 [2]
production NGL 0.02 million bbl/y [1]
production oil and condensate 0.04 million bbl/y [1]

Location

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

Concession/Block Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Area D[8] Murzuq onshore, Libya[4] onshore[11] 28.8903, 10.0252 (exact)[4]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the West Libya Gas Oil and Gas Project (Libya):

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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/20220310155754/https://en.alwasat.ly/news/economy/351112. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221130181946/https://www.sr-m.it/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ENEMED-19-ENG-PRIMA-PARTE.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210626185216/https://www.industryabout.com/country-territories-3/1280-libya/oil-and-gas/19905-wafa-oil-gas-field. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. (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)
  6. http://worldmap.harvard.edu/data/geonode:giant_oil_gas_fields_of_the_world_vbj. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240801202449/https://s3.amazonaws.com/rgi-documents/5a3869d7ca4a9058000a7bcf68bbe08384846805.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 01 August 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220814162945/https://www.eni.com/assets/documents/2015-03-30-brochure-libya.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230208095157/https://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/149186/noc_libyas_wafa_oil_and_gas_field_reopens_force_majeure_lifted/. Archived from the original on 08 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830133757/https://www.libyaherald.com/2019/11/07/new-wafa-field-gas-well-increases-production/. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-land/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)