Delta VI oil field

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Delta VI
Country Romania
Region Black Sea
Offshore/onshore offshore
Operator Petrom
Field history
Discovery 2007
Start of development 2009
Start of production 2009
Production
Current production of oil 3,400 barrels per day (~1.7×10^5 t/a)
Estimated oil in place 4.1 million tonnes
(~ 5×10^6 m3 or 30 MMbbl)

The Delta VI oil field is an oil field located on the continental shelf of the Black Sea. It was discovered in 2007 and developed by Petrom. It began production in 2009 and produces oil. The total proven reserves of the Delta VI oil field are around 30 million barrels (4.1×106tonnes), and production is centered on 3,400 barrels per day (540 m3/d). [1]

Black Sea Marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and Asia

The Black Sea is a body of water and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Western Asia. It is supplied by a number of major rivers, such as the Danube, Dnieper, Southern Bug, Dniester, Don, and the Rioni. Many countries drain into the Black Sea, including Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine.

OMV Petrom S.A. is a Romanian integrated oil company, the largest corporation in Romania and the largest oil and gas producer in Southeast Europe. It is a subsidiary of OMV.

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References

  1. "Petrom a inceput productia din sondele offshore Delta 6 si Lebada Vest 4". Wall Street Journal. September 15, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-23.