Oil and gas developments in North Africa in 1984

Michel, R Ch

Title: Oil and gas developments in North Africa in 1984

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Petroleum rights in the 6 North African countries (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia) covered in this paper were 1,906,065 km/sup 2/ at the end of 1984, an increase of 4.6% from the 1,821,966 km/sup 2/ in force at the end of 1983. This increase is due to large awards in the Sudan despite significant relinquishments elsewhere. Seismic surveys conducted during 1984 decreased to about 510.5 crew-months onshore and 29.5 crew-months offshore. However, exploration in and off Egypt was higher compared to 1983. Exploratory drilling was lower, with only 125 wells drilled compared to 179 tests completed in 1983. The main decrease was in Egypt and Sudan, but drilling in Libya resulted in 20 more completions. A significant oil discovery was made in the offshore part of the Sirte basin, off southwest Cyrenaica. The success rate in North Africa ranged from 19% to 50% (Libya). Development drilling increased during 1984, as higher activity appears to have taken place in 3 countries. Oil production, with an estimated daily rate of 2,952,570 bbl, was up 2.8% from 1983 (2,871,460 BOPD). In Egypt, 7 fields located in the Gulf of Suez area went on stream during the year. Political unrest, which prevailedmore »« less

Authors:: Michel, R Ch

Publication Date:: Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

Research Org.:: Petroconsultants S.A., Geneva

OSTI Identifier:: 6229768

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: AAPG Bull.; (United States)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 69:10

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 02 PETROLEUM; 03 NATURAL GAS; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; AFRICA; NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; EXPLORATION; ALGERIA; EGYPTIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; EXPLORATORY WELLS; LIBYA; MOROCCO; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; NATURAL GAS WELLS; OFFSHORE SITES; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELLS; ONSHORE SITES; PRODUCTION; SEISMIC SURVEYS; SUDAN; TUNISIA; WELL DRILLING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRILLING; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS; MINERAL RESOURCES; RESOURCES; SURVEYS; WELLS; 020000* - Petroleum; 030000 - Natural Gas; 294002 - Energy Planning & Policy- Petroleum; 294003 - Energy Planning & Policy- Natural Gas

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  title        = {Oil and gas developments in North Africa in 1984},

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  abstractNote = {Petroleum rights in the 6 North African countries (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia) covered in this paper were 1,906,065 km/sup 2/ at the end of 1984, an increase of 4.6% from the 1,821,966 km/sup 2/ in force at the end of 1983. This increase is due to large awards in the Sudan despite significant relinquishments elsewhere. Seismic surveys conducted during 1984 decreased to about 510.5 crew-months onshore and 29.5 crew-months offshore. However, exploration in and off Egypt was higher compared to 1983. Exploratory drilling was lower, with only 125 wells drilled compared to 179 tests completed in 1983. The main decrease was in Egypt and Sudan, but drilling in Libya resulted in 20 more completions. A significant oil discovery was made in the offshore part of the Sirte basin, off southwest Cyrenaica. The success rate in North Africa ranged from 19% to 50% (Libya). Development drilling increased during 1984, as higher activity appears to have taken place in 3 countries. Oil production, with an estimated daily rate of 2,952,570 bbl, was up 2.8% from 1983 (2,871,460 BOPD). In Egypt, 7 fields located in the Gulf of Suez area went on stream during the year. Political unrest, which prevailed in southern Sudan during most of 1984, will likely delay the start-up of production in several fields. No statistics are available on gas production in North African countries.},

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