Asso-Ventiquattro

Bouri Oilfield workers were evacuated on Mar 20, 2011, aboard the Italian owned offshore supply vessels "Asso Trenta", "Asso Ventinove" and "Asso Ventiquattro" together with the Croatian owned offshore supply vessel "Brodospas Storm" that entered Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta on Mar 21. The Bouri Offshore Field is part of Block NC-41, which is located 120 kilometers north of the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea. It was first discovered in 1976 at a depth of 8,700 feet (2,700 m) and is estimated to contain 2 billion barrels (320,000,000 m3) in proven recoverable crude oil reserves and 2.5 trillion cubic feet (71 km3) of associated natural gas with an annual production potential of 6 billion m³.