City
Fier
The service town of the oil and farming plain, next to the ruins of Apollonia.
In plain language
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.
Simple explanation
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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Industry
Energy in Albania
Electricity almost entirely from hydropower — which makes supply depend on rainfall.
Town
Ballsh
The seat of Mallakastër and the site of Albania's main oil refinery, near the ruins of Byllis.
Company
Bankers Petroleum
The Canadian-listed operator that redeveloped Patos-Marinza, acquired by China's Geo-Jade Petroleum in 2016.
Town
Kuçovë
An oil town and air base, called Qyteti Stalin from 1950 to 1990.
Town
Patos
The centre of the Patos-Marinza field, the largest onshore oil field in continental Europe.
Energy site
Patos-Marinza Oil Field
The largest onshore oil field in continental Europe, in production since the 1920s.
Town
Cërrik
A town founded around an oil refinery in the 1950s.
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