Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Western Sirte Basin, Libya
Start-up Year: 1980
Capacity: 74,000 barrels of oil per day
The Ghani Field was discovered in 1972 in the western Sirte Basin. The Ghani Farrud sweet oil reservoir was discovered in January 1978, while the Ghani main station was built and commissioned in 1980. The main reservoirs include the Farrud (sweet crude) and the Gir/Facha reservoirs (sour crude). The EdDib Field is located just east of the Ghani Field and offers significant (sour crude) development potential. The Ghani main station is a sweet oil processing facility consisting of separation, treating, desalting, storage and shipping. The nominal capacity of the station is 74,000 barrels of oil per day. The sour crude processing facilities are located in Zenad, just north of the Ghani Field, where all sour crude produced in Ghani, EdDib and smaller fields is gathered and processed before it is blended with Ghani’s sweet crude for export to Ras Lanuf Terminal. In Ghani, facilities are also available for producing diesel fuel, dry fuel gas, potable water treatment and power generation.
In recent years, two water injection projects were completed for pressure maintenance in the Farrud and the Gir reservoirs. The injection water is derived from a saline water source just west of the Ghani Field. Also, all the water produced together with the Farrud crude oil is re-injected. Both water streams are conditioned in a water treatment plant prior to (re-)injection ensuring high water quality.
Operator:
Harouge Oil Operations (joint venture operator of Libya’s National Oil Corporation and Petro-Canada): Operator with 100% interest