El Sharara Oil Field | |
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Location of the El Sharara oil field within Libya | |
Country | Libya |
Region | Murzuq Desert |
Offshore/onshore | onshore |
Coordinates | 26°25′54″N 11°50′58″E / 26.431641°N 11.849474°ECoordinates: 26°25′54″N 11°50′58″E / 26.431641°N 11.849474°E |
Operator | Akakus Oil Operations |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1980 |
Start of production | 1996 |
Production | |
Current production of oil | 300,000 barrels per day (~1.5×10 7 t/a) |
Estimated oil in place | 403 million tonnes (~ 500×10 6 m3 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).