Tempa Rossa oil field

Tempa Rossa
Country	Italy
Region	Southern Apennines
Location	Southern Apennines
Offshore/onshore	Onshore
Operator	TotalEnergies
Partners	TotalEnergies, Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil
Field history
Discovery	1989
Start of production	2011
Peak year	2015
Abandonment	2020+
Production
Current production of oil	50,000 barrels per day (~2.5×10^6 t/a)
Estimated oil in place	200 million barrels (~2.7×10^7 t)

The Tempa Rossa oil field is an oil field located in Corleto Perticara (Basilicata region) ^[1] in the concession area known as Gorgoglione. It was discovered in 1989 and developed by TotalEnergies. It is expected to begin production in 2016 and will produce oil and gas. ^[2] The total proven reserves of the Tempa Rossa oil field are around 200 million barrels (29.3 million tonnes), and peak production is expected to be around 50,000 barrels per day (7,900 m³/d) of oil. ^[3]

On March 18, 2013, Total finalized an agreement to sell 25% of its shares in the oil field to Mitsui E&P Italia A S.r.l. ^[4]

TotalEnergies announces in its website that the "centro olio" ("oil center") became operational in 2020 and it spans an area of approximately 190,000 m² ^[5] , with a processing capacity of 50,000 barrels of crude oil per day ^[5] . It also produces 240 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), 230,000 cubic meters of methane gas, and 75 tons of sulfur ^[5] .

References

1. "Stabilimenti Tempa Rossa | TotalEnergies Italia". ep.totalenergies.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-10-26.
2. "Total Launches Tempa Rossa Field Development in Italy". total.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-03-17.
3. "Extraction of Crude Petroleum in Italy". mbendi.com. 2007. Retrieved 2010-09-06.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Total Sells 25% percent Interest in Italy's Tempa Rossa Field to Mitsui". total.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-24.
5. "Stabilimenti Tempa Rossa | TotalEnergies Italy". ep.totalenergies.it. Retrieved 2025-10-26.