Suplacu de Barcău oil field

Suplacu de Barcău
Country Romania
Region Bihor County
Offshore/onshore onshore
Operator Petrom
Field history
Discovery 1956
Start of development 1956
Start of production 1961
Production
Current production of oil 8,500 barrels per day (~4.2×10^5 t/a)
Estimated oil in place 43.7 million tonnes
(~ 49×10^6 m3 or 310 MMbbl)

The Suplacu de Barcău oil field is an oil field located in Suplacu de Barcău, Bihor County. It was discovered in 1956 and developed by Petrom. It began production in 1961 and produces oil. The total proven reserves of the Suplacu de Barcău oil field are around 310 million barrels (43.7×106tonnes), and production is centered on 8,500 barrels per day (1,350 m3/d).[1] The owning company Petrom will invest €200 million in the redevelopment of the Suplacu de Barcău oil field and a further 70 million barrels (10.24×106tonnes) of oil will be made available thus increasing the total reserves at 310 million barrels (29.26×106tonnes).[2]

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