Zelten Oil Field (Libya)

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Zelten Oil Field is an operating oil field in Libya.

Zelten Oil Field is also sometimes referred to as Nasser, Zliten.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Zelten Operating[1][2][3][4][5] Sirte Oil Company[6] Sirte Oil Company (100.0%)[7] 1959[8] 1961[9]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Zelten Oil Field

million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
oil reserves 166.44 million bbl 2010 [10]

Table 3: Production from Zelten Oil Field

million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production oil 9.86 million bbl/y 2016 [3]
production oil 10.95 million bbl/y 2014 [11]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Zelten Oil Field

Basin Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sirte Onshore, Libya[9] 28.914, 19.77 (exact)[9]

The map below shows the exact location of the field:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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  11. https://libyaherald.com/en/2014/05/protestors-now-shut-sirte-oil-company-field/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)