Libya Challenging conditions
Our story in the MENA region started in Libya. We have been active in crude oil exploration and production in the country since 1958.
Operatorship transferred to joint venture in line with EPSA
The company participates in onshore oil production in the Eastern Sirte Basin and holds a stake in the offshore field Al-Jurf. Since 2011, activities in the country have been affected by the difficult political and security situation in the country. Wintershall Dea is monitoring the situation in Libya very closely. After all, the safety of our employees and their families is of highest priority.
Where we are active in Libya
Through its affiliate Wintershall Aktiengesellschaft (WIAG), Wintershall Dea participates in crude oil production from nine oil fields across Contract Areas 91 (former Concession 96) and 107 (former Concession 97) in the Eastern Sirte Basin, about 1,000 kilometres southeast of the capital Tripoli in the Al-Wahat municipality.
Wintershall Dea also holds a minority stake in offshore oil production from Al-Jurf offshore platform in Contract Areas 15/16/32 (former Block C137). The platform, operated by Mabruk Oil Operations, is located in the Mediterranean Sea, about 100 kilometres off the country’s Western coast. Moreover, Wintershall Dea operates Contract Area 58 on the Cyrenaica Plateau as well as Contract Areas 69/70/86/87 (former NC193) and 88/89 (former NC195) in the onshore Sirte Basin, but exploration activities in these areas have been suspended since 2014 due to the difficult security situation.
2020
Sarir Oil Operations has assumed operatorship of Contract Areas 91/107.
>2
billion U. S. dollars have been invested in exploration and production in Libya.
