Hassi Messaoud Oil Field is an oil field located in

Ouargla Province Ouargla or Warqla ( ar, ولاية ورقلة) is a province ('' wilaya'') in eastern Algeria. Its capital is Ouargla. Other localities include Hassi Ben Abdellah and Hassi Messaoud. It contains the Issaouane Erg desert. History In the past Ou ...

. It was discovered in 1956 by S.N. REPAL and developed by Sonatrach. The oil field is operated and owned by Sonatrach. The total

proven reserves Proven reserves (also called measured reserves, 1P, and reserves) is a measure of fossil fuel energy reserves, such as oil reserves, natural gas reserves, and coal reserves. It is defined as the " antity of energy sources estimated with reasona ...

of the Hassi Messaoud oil field are around 6.4 billion barrels (870×10⁶tonnes), and production is centered on .

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