Kuçova oil field
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Kuçova oil field is an Albania
n oil field
that was discovered in 1928. It is the second biggest on-shore oil field of Albania
. The Kuçova oil field is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the city of Fier
in south central Albania. Its proven reserves are about 490 Moilbbl.
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n oil field
Oil field
An oil field is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically extend over a large area, possibly several hundred kilometres across, full exploitation entails multiple wells scattered across the area...
that was discovered in 1928. It is the second biggest on-shore oil field of Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. The Kuçova oil field is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the city of Fier
Fier
Fieri is a city in southwest Albania, in the district and county of the same name. It is located at , and has a population of 82,297 . Fier is from the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Apollonia.-History :...
in south central Albania. Its proven reserves are about 490 Moilbbl.