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Hassi Messaoud oil field

Coordinates: 30°28′35″N 5°14′25″E / 30.476264°N 5.240147°E / 30.476264; 5.240147
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Hassi Messaoud Oil Field
Hassi Messaoud oil field is located in Algeria
Hassi Messaoud oil field
Location of Hassi Messaoud Oil Field
CountryAlgeria
RegionOuargla Province
Offshore/onshoreonshore
Coordinates30°28′35″N 5°14′25″E / 30.476264°N 5.240147°E / 30.476264; 5.240147
OperatorSonatrach
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 (870×106tonnes), and production is centered on 350,000 barrels per day (56,000 m3/d).[2]

References

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