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Libya's National Oil Corporation reported on 5 September 2026 that Harouge Oil Operations had commissioned replacement well B79A in the Amal exploration area and connected it to production. The announcement describes an individual well entering service, rather than the completion of an entire drilling campaign. It provides a direct operational update from the country's national oil company.
The reported separator test approached 2,000 barrels of oil per day, with a water cut of no more than 4%. A test rate characterizes the conditions observed during testing; it is not automatically a sustained daily production average. The source does not provide the test duration, a decline curve or subsequent monthly output. Those limits matter when using the result to assess long-term field performance or expected sales volumes.
NOC placed the work within Harouge's approved 2026 program for six wells. That program figure should remain separate from the single replacement well reported as commissioned. The announcement does not establish that all six wells were finished, nor does it identify additional production from each remaining project. Keeping the completed milestone separate from the broader program allows progress to be tracked without multiplying an individual result into a campaign-wide total.
For well-industry analysis, the useful disclosed elements are the operator, well identifier, Amal area, commissioning status and initial test observations. The low reported water cut is relevant to the composition of the tested production, but does not establish reserves or future recovery. The release also does not supply precise coordinates or drilling depth. Follow-up operating data would be needed to determine whether the initial performance persists and how the replacement well contributes to the operator's overall production profile.