A Geological Overview of Four Giant Hydrocarbon Fields of Libya

S024 A GEOLOGICAL OVERVIEW OF FOUR GIANT HYDROCARBON FIELDS OF LIBYA Introduction 1 The exploration activity in Libya by the Italian ENI Company started in the late fifties. Nowadays the company is the major foreign oil and gas producer in the country: its production is from two giant fields Abu Attifel and Bouri and will be soon increased by that of two other giants - Al Wafa and Elephant – currently under development. This paper presents an overview of these four giant fields each of which is located in a different petroleum province of Libya. The exploration history the geology