Patos-Marinëz is an
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
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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
Fier
Fier (; sq-definite, Fieri) is the seventh most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Fier County and Fier Municipality. It is situated on the bank of Gjanica River in the Myzeqe Plain between the Seman in the north, the Vjos ...
in south central Albania. Its proven reserves are about .
Patos Marinëz has only
heavy oil and is in production since the 1930s.
Statistics
*Contingent resource for 2010 is , compared to in 2009
*Prospective resource for 2010 is , compared to in 2009
See also
*
Kuçova oil field
*
Oil fields of Albania
References
External links
Report of RBC and Bankers Petroleum
{{Energy in Albania
Oil fields of Albania
Patos (municipality)