The Vilkyčiai oil field is an oil field located in the Gargždai Oil Block, Šilutė District Municipality, Lithuania.[1] Formed within Minija river basin.

Vilkyčiai oil field
CountryLithuania
LocationVilkyčiai, Šilutė District Municipality
BlockGargždai Oil Block
Offshore/onshoreonshore
Coordinates55°30′30″N 21°21′38″E / 55.50833°N 21.36056°E / 55.50833; 21.36056
OperatorMinijos nafta [lt]
Field history
Discovery1969
Start of production1990
Production
Current production of oil408 barrels per day (~20,300 t/a)
Estimated oil in place1.3 million tonnes
(~ 1.5×10^6 m3 or 9.5 million bbl)

History

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Vilkyčiai oil field was discovered in 1969, but only started production in 1990 during the economic blockade imposed by the Soviet Union onto Lithuania.[2][3][4]

From 1990 to 1995 the oil field were developed and operated by company Geonafta, but later the Lithuanian government sold the license of Gargždai Oil Block to a Lithuanian-Danish company Minijos nafta [lt]. Site's development expanded in 2006 and 2014.[5] As of 2023, it is the biggest oil field operated by Minijos nafta.[6]

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