Hassi Messaoud oil field

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Hassi Messaoud Oil Field
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Location of Hassi Messaoud Oil Field
Country Algeria
Region Ouargla Province
Offshore/onshoreonshore
Coordinates 30°28′35″N5°14′25″E / 30.476264°N 5.240147°E / 30.476264; 5.240147
Operator Sonatrach
Field history
Discovery1956
Start of development1956
Start of production1960
Production
Current production of oil350,000 barrels per day (~1.7×10^7 t/a)
Estimated oil in place870 million tonnes
(~ 1.0×10^9 m3 or 6400 million  bbl)

Hassi Messaoud Oil Field is an oil field located in Ouargla Province. It was discovered in 1956 by S.N. REPAL [1] and developed by Sonatrach. The oil field is operated and owned by Sonatrach. The total proven reserves of the Hassi Messaoud oil field are around 6.4 billion barrels (870 million tonnes), and production is centered on 350,000 barrels per day (56,000 m3/d). [2]

References

  1. AAPG Bulletin (1968) 52 (3): 545.
  2. "Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Algeria". mbendi.com. 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-08.