Hassi Messaoud oil field

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 million tonnes), and production is centered on 350,000 barrels per day (56,000 m³/d).^[2]

Hassi Messaoud Oil Field
Location of Hassi Messaoud Oil Field
Country	Algeria
Region	Ouargla Province
Offshore/onshore	onshore
Coordinates	30.476264°N 5.240147°E / 30.476264; 5.240147
Operator	Sonatrach
Field history
Discovery	1956
Start of development	1956
Start of production	1960
Production
Current production of oil	350,000 barrels per day (~1.7×10^7 t/a)
Estimated oil in place	870 million tonnes (~ 1.0×10^9 m3 or 6400 million bbl)