Sonatrach discovers oil, gas in Libya’s Ghadames basin
Key Highlights
- Sonatrach discovered oil and gas in Libya’s Ghadames basin 70 km from Wafa field.
- An exploration well is producing 13 MMcfd of gas and 327 b/d of condensate from the Awynat Wanin and Awyn Kaza formations.
Sonatrach Petroleum Exploration and Production Corp. Libya Branch (SIPEX) and Libya's National Oil Corp. (NOC) discovered oil and gas in Libya’s Ghadames basin, 70 km from Wafa field.
The find follows the drilling of the A1-69/02 exploration well in Contract Area 95/96. The well was completed to a final depth of 8,440 ft and is delivering production rates of 13 MMcfd of gas and 327 b/d of condensate from the Awynat Wanin and Awyn Kaza formations.
This is the sixth well drilled by Sonatrach out of eight planned under the Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) signed in May 2008 between NOC and Sonatrach.
SIPEX is operator of Contract Area 95/96.