El Sharara oil field

The El Sharara oil field is an oil field located in Murzuq Desert in Libya. It was discovered in 1980 and developed by Petrom. The oil field, Libya's largest, is operated and owned by Repsol. The total proven reserves of the El Sharara oil field are 3 billion barrels (403 million tonnes), and production is centered on 300,000 barrels per day (48,000 m³/d).^[1]

El Sharara Oil Field
Location of the El Sharara oil field within Libya
Country	Libya
Region	Murzuq Desert
Offshore/onshore	onshore
Coordinates	26.576696°N 12.21805°E / 26.576696; 12.21805
Operator	Akakus Oil Operations
Field history
Discovery	1980
Start of production	1996
Production
Current production of oil	300,000 barrels per day (~1.5×10^7 t/a)
Estimated oil in place	403 million tonnes (~ 500×10^6 m3 or 3000 million bbl)

On January 7, 2024, production at the oil field was briefly suspended after protesters from the nearby town of Ubari forced the facility to close over fuel shortages.^[2][3]