Egypt announces EGAS 2022 International Bid Round result with four blocks awarded
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the results of the international bid round by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) for the search and exploration of natural gas and crude oil in the Mediterranean Sea and Nile Delta regions, which closed in mid-July 2023. Four exploration areas were awarded, three of which […]
TWMA awarded $15m contract by bp for WND, END Projects in Egypt
TWMA has been awarded a contract worth up to $15 million to support a large-scale oil and gas project for bp in Egypt. The drilling waste management specialist will utilise its award-winning RotoMill drill cuttings processing technology to process all drilling waste generated from bp’s WND & END exploration and development project in the Mediterranean […]
Subsea Integration Alliance awarded bp WND tie-back contract offshore Egypt
Subsea 7 has announced the award of a substantial contract to Subsea Integration Alliance(1) by bp and its JV partner Wintershall Dea for the Raven Infills Project, offshore Egypt. The contract scope is for a two-well tie-back in the West Nile Delta block and includes the engineering, procurement, transport and installation of approximately six kilometres of flexible […]
Castrol unveils refreshed brand to reflect changing needs of customers
Castrol, a global leader in lubricants, part of the bp group, today unveils its refreshed brand, including an updated look and feel. The brand refresh is aimed at better reflecting its unique positioning in the market and the opportunities it sees in meeting the changing needs of customers. Castrol is exploring opportunities to provide solutions […]
BP to Explore Potential for Green Hydrogen Production in Egypt
bp signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Egypt under which it will explore the potential for establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in the country. The MoU was signed by bp, Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), the General Authority for Suez Canal […]
bp awarded new exploration blocks in Egypt’s Offshore Nile Delta
bp has been awarded two exploration blocks in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company. The Northwest Abu Qir Offshore Area – in which bp, the operator, holds 82.75% and Wintershall-Dea holds 17.25% – is located west of the recently awarded North King Mariout block (bp 100%) and north of […]
Valaris drillship awarded four-well contract with BP offshore Egypt
Valaris announces contract award for drillship VALARIS DS-12Valaris has announced that drillship VALARIS DS-12 has been awarded a four-well contract with BP offshore Egypt. The contract is expected to commence late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter 2023 and has an estimated duration of 320 days. The estimated total contract value, inclusive of a mobilization […]
CGG Awarded Industry-First 3D OBN Nile Delta Imaging Contract by bp
CGG has been awarded a project by bp and JV Partner Pharaonic Petroleum Co for the 3D seismic imaging of the first OBN survey ever conducted in the Nile delta covering the Atoll and Atoll North fields. CGG will apply its unique high-end OBS & FWI imaging technologies, expertise and specialised HPC from its UK […]
bp awarded King Mariout Offshore exploration block in Egypt’s West Mediterranean
bp has been awarded an exploration block offshore Egypt following its successful participation in the limited bid round organised by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company in 2021. The King Mariout Offshore area, with 100% bp working interest, is located approximately 20 kilometres west of the Raven field in the Mediterranean Sea. The block covers […]
UAE’s Dragon makes huge 100 mn oil barrel discovery in Gulf of Suez
Dragon Oil strikes for the first time — and strikes big — in Suez concessions: Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) subsidiary Dragon Oil has discovered a 100-mn-barrel oil field in the Gulf of Suez concessions it acquired from BP in 2020, the company said during a sit-down with Oil Minister Tarek El Molla, according to a ministry statement. The […]
