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Oil and Gas in Albania

Heavy onshore crude from Patos-Marinza, produced since the 1920s and refined at Ballsh.

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Main field
Patos-Marinza — the largest onshore field in continental Europe
Crude type
Heavy, high-viscosity
Refining
Ballsh refinery, with a long record of operational difficulty
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Production volumes are reported by AKBN and the operators

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Albania has produced oil since the 1920s. The oil is heavy and thick, so it is harder and more expensive to get out than the light oil of the Gulf. Most of it comes from one field near Patos and Fier.

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Albania has produced oil since the 1920s. The oil is heavy and thick, so it is harder and more expensive to get out than the light oil of the Gulf. Most of it comes from one field near Patos and Fier.

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City · Fier

Fier

The service town of the oil and farming plain, next to the ruins of Apollonia.

Town · Fier

Ballsh

The seat of Mallakastër and the site of Albania's main oil refinery, near the ruins of Byllis.

Industry

Energy in Albania

Electricity almost entirely from hydropower — which makes supply depend on rainfall.

Town · Berat

Kuçovë

An oil town and air base, called Qyteti Stalin from 1950 to 1990.

Company · Fier

Bankers Petroleum

The Canadian-listed operator that redeveloped Patos-Marinza, acquired by China's Geo-Jade Petroleum in 2016.

Town · Elbasan

Cërrik

A town founded around an oil refinery in the 1950s.

Energy site · Fier

Patos-Marinza Oil Field

The largest onshore oil field in continental Europe, in production since the 1920s.

Town · Fier

Patos

The centre of the Patos-Marinza field, the largest onshore oil field in continental Europe.

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