Country Libya Operator Akakus oil operation Discovery 1980 | Offshore/onshore onshore Region Murzuq Desert Start of production 1996 | |
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Current production of oil 300,000 barrels per day (~1.5×10^ t/a) Estimated oil in place 403 million tonnes
(~ 500×10^ m or 3000 MMbbl) | ||
The El Sharara oil field is an oil field located in Murzuq Desert. It was discovered in 1980 and developed by Petrom. The oil field is operated and owned by Repsol. The total proven reserves of the El Sharara oil field are 3 billion barrels (403×106tonnes), and production is centered on 300,000 barrels per day (48,000 m3/d).
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