El Sharara oil field

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| name = El Sharara Oil Field

| country = Libya

| region = Murzuq Desert

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| offonshore = onshore

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| location_map_text = Location of the El Sharara oil field within Libya

| coordinates = {{coord|26.576696|N|12.21805|E|type:landmark_region:LY|display=inline,title}}

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| operator = Akakus Oil Operations

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| discovery = 1980

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| start_production = 1996

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| oil_production_bbl/d = 300000

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| est_oil_bbl = 3000

| est_oil_t = 403

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The El Sharara oil field is an oil field located in Murzuq Desert in Libya. It was discovered in 1980 and developed by Petrom. The oil field, Libya's largest, is operated and owned by Repsol. The total proven reserves of the El Sharara oil field are 3 billion barrels (403×10⁶tonnes), and production is centered on {{convert|300000|oilbbl/d|m3/d}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.searchanddiscovery.com/abstracts/html/2008/intl_capetown/abstracts/477675.htm|title=The Oil Reserves of Libya — Discovered, Produced and Yet to Find: From Analysis of the Impact of Recent New Ideas from the Reserve Base|year=2008|publisher=searchanddiscovery.com|accessdate=2013-05-28}}

On January 7, 2024, production at the oil field was briefly suspended after protesters from the nearby town of Ubari forced the facility to close over fuel shortages.{{Cite web |last=Magdy |first=Samy |title=Libya says it suspended oil production at largest field after protesters forced its closure |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/libya-suspended-oil-production-largest-field-after-protesters-106170902 |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=ABC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-01-07 |title=Libya says it suspended oil production at largest field after protesters forced its closure |url=https://apnews.com/article/libya-oil-conflict-1358c7159fec00339c228f3b67367061 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}