Patos-Marinza Oil Field
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Patos-Marinëz is an Albanian oil field that was discovered in 1928.[2] It is the biggest on-shore oil field in Europe, and with its 11,854 barrels (1,884.6 m3) per day the biggest oil producing field in Albania.[3] The Patos Marinëz oil field is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of the city of Fier in south central Albania.[4] Its proven reserves are about 2 billion barrels (320×10^6 m3).[5] Patos Marinëz has only heavy oil and is in production since the 1930s.[2]
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Patos Marinëz | |
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Location of Patos Marinëz | |
Country | Albania |
Region | Fier County |
Location | Patos |
Block | Patos-Marinëz |
Offshore/onshore | Onshore |
Coordinates | 40°44′N 19°39′E |
Operator | Bankers Petroleum, Albpetrol |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1928/ Ina |
Start of production | 2004 [1] |
Production | |
Current production of oil | medium-heavy oil t/a (12.556 bbl/d or 1.9962 m3/d) |
Estimated oil in place | 1.500 million barrels (~2.046×10 |
Producing formations | sandstone |
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