Patos ( sq-definite, Patosi) is a town and a municipality in the County of Fier, Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Patos,

Ruzhdie Ruzhdie is a village and a former municipality in the Fier County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Patos Patos is a municipality of the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Reg ...

and

Zharrëz Zharrëz is a village and a former municipality in the Fier County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Patos. In February 2017, in Zharrez there was a hunger strike, Because the hou ...

, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Patos. The total population is 22,959 (2011 census), in a total area of 82.59 km². The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 15,397. It is the center of the oil industry in Albania, and is 7 kilometers southeast from the city of Fier.

History

Patos is a very old city. It was a city for oil in the modern day and during King of Albania era and during the People's Socialist Republic of Albania era. The city was also for the works to sleep in and investors. The city is one of the biggest offshore oil field in the Balkans and in Europe. The

Patos-Marinza Oil Field Patos-Marinëz is an Albanian oil field that was discovered in 1928. It is the biggest on-shore oil field in Europe, and with its per day the biggest oil producing field in Albania. The Patos Marinëz oil field is located east of the city of Fie ...

was discovered in 1928. It Produces about 11,854 barrels everyday more than other oil fields. It has a reserve of 2 billion barrels. This developed Patos in to an oil hub for Europe and the world.

Economy

The economy of Patos is mainly based on oil companies such as

Bankers Petroleum Bankers Petroleum Ltd. is a Chinese-owned Canadian oil company operating in Albania. History of Purchase In March 2016, Geo-Jade Petroleum made an all-cash offer of 2.20 CAD per share to purchase the company in a deal worth 575 million CAD (an ...

, and

Albpetrol Albpetrol is an Albanian upstream petroleum production and marketing company, which also monitors state petroleum agreements in Albania. Its stock is owned by the Albanian state. The company is headquartered in Patos and has a representative offic ...

. Patos is on the

which one of the biggest offshore oil fields. There has been an estimate of 1.500 million barrels underground and there is a proven reserve of 2 billion barrels of oil. The Trans Adriatic Pipeline will cross Patos therefore there will be more business in the area and a higher economy impact. The economy is also heavily based on agriculture with a lot of arable land. The main crops are Olives in the hills and tomatoes, cucumber, and more are produced in Patos. Patos lies in the region of Myzeqe. A region in which there is arable land for crops and this also lies on many other cities such as Lushnjë, Fier, Roskovec, and many other small villages are in this region. Patos is also home to the headquarters of

Oil Producers in the Region

Taçi Oil Taçi Oil is an Albanian petroleum company and oil distributor in Albania headquartered in Tirana. The company's revenue for 2012 was €350 million. and had over 290 petrol stations through Albania and over 850 employees. In 2009 Taçi Oil purc ...

* Royal Dutch Shell * Trans Adriatic Pipeline

Geography

The landscape of Patos is half hills and mountains and plains. The plains are arable land for agriculture and oil fields. The plains are located north from Patos. the hills and mountain ranges have olive oil farms. The hills and mountains are located south from Patos.

Climate

The climate in Patos is very hot in the summer time with hot Mediterranean climate and very cold winters.

Subdivisions

Patos,

Transportation

Bus

There are buses in the city to take you to other places around Albania.

Train

There is no railway going for Patos the nearest train station is Fier and Ballsh.

Highways

The only major road that is near Patos is the SH73 on the outskirts of the city. The SH73 starts at Fier and ends in Poshnje.

Sports

In Patos the main sport is

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

. The cities team is Klubi Sportiv Albpetrol. Its sponsor and owner is

. Its home field is

Alush Noga Stadium Alush Noga Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Patos, Albania. The stadium has a capacity of 2,150 people and it is mostly used for football matches and it is the home ground of KS Albpetrol. History Following KF Albpetrol's promotion to the Alb ...

with capacity of 4,000 spectators. The home field has been renovated in 2013, 2016. The team is in the Albanian Second Division. Klubi Sportiv Albpetrol had played with FC Balzers for the

1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup The 1993–94 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by English club Arsenal, who beat defending champions Parma in the final. The tournament would be renamed to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup the following season. Teams Lithuania, Latvia, Es ...

but suffered a 3-1 loss on away field and a draw at home field.

References

{{Patos div Municipalities in Fier County Administrative units of Patos (municipality) Towns in Albania