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PatosPatosi

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

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Patos is a town built around oil. The ground underneath holds the biggest onshore oil field in mainland Europe, and pumps work in the fields around the town.

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Patos is a town built around oil. The ground underneath holds the biggest onshore oil field in mainland Europe, and pumps work in the fields around the town.

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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.

Energy site · Fier

Patos-Marinza Oil Field

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

Town · Fier

Roskovec

A small agricultural town in the Fier oil and farming belt.

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Company · Fier

Bankers Petroleum

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

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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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  • Wikipedia. Patos — English Wikipedia · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata. Wikidata item Q524110 · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.

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