Luzzu oil field

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Luzzu
CountryMalta
RegionMediterranean Sea
Offshore/onshoreOffshore
OperatorMediterranean Oil & Gas
Field history
Discovery2006
Start of production2015
Production
Current production of oil100,000 barrels per day (~5.0×10^6 t/a)
Estimated oil in place690 million tonnes
(~ 817×10^6 m3 or 5140 million bbl)

The Luzzu oil field is an oil field located in the Mediterranean Sea. It was discovered in 2006 and developed by Mediterranean Oil & Gas. It begin production in 2015 and will produce oil. The total proven reserves of the Luzzu oil field are set between 2.42 billion barrels (325×106tonnes) and 13 billion barrels (1745×106tonnes) with the mean of 5.14 billion barrels (690×106tonnes), and production will be centered on 100,000 barrels per day (16,000 m3/d).[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mediterranean Oil & Gas Update". docstoc.com. 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
  2. ^ "Leni plans Mediterranean survey". offshore-mag.com. 2007. Retrieved 2013-05-30.