Sarir field

Sarir Field
Location of the El Sharara oil field within Libya
Country	Libya
Location/block	Sirte Basin, Concession 65
Offshore/onshore	Onshore
Coordinates	28°13′N 19°08′E / 28.22°N 19.13°E / 28.22; 19.13
Operator	Arabian Gulf Oil Company
Partner	National Oil Corporation
Field history
Discovery	1961
Start of production	1961
Peak of production	NA
Abandonment	NA
Production
Estimated oil in place	2,922 Mbbl (464,600,000 m3) (Sarir C): 1,200 Mbbl (190,000,000 m3) (Sarir L)
Estimated gas in place	0.6×10^12 cu ft (17 km3) (Sarir C)
Producing formations	Cretaceous, Pre-Upper Cretaceous Fluvial Sandstones

The Sarir Field was discovered in southern Cyrenaica during 1961 and is considered to be the largest oil field in Libya, with estimated oil reserves of 12 Gbbl (1.9 km³).^[1] Sarir is operated by the Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO), a subsidiary of the state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC).