Saipem completes all Zohr planning and development phases
Saipem oversaw the development of all phases of the Zohr project, from basic design to the installation of all necessary subsea pipelines transporting gas to ground handling facilities in Port Said. The Saipem project team oversaw the development of all phases of the Zohr project, from basic design to the installation of all necessary subsea […]
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 […]
United Oil and Gas commences drilling of ASH-4 well at Abu Sennan, Egypt
AIM-listed United Oil & Gas has announced the commencement of drilling at the ASH-4 development well location and an update on the Al Jahraa-14 (‘AJ-14’) development well in the Abu Sennan licence, onshore Egypt. United holds a 22% working interest in the licence, which is operated by Kuwait Energy Egypt. Summary The fourth well in the 2022 Abu Sennan programme, ASH-4, has […]
SDX Energy completes drilling of MSD-24 well at West Gharib Concession, Egypt
AIM-listed SDX Energy, the MENA-focused energy company, has announced the completion of drilling at the MSD-24 infill development well on the Meseda field in its West Gharib concession, Egypt (SDX WI: 50%). MSD-24 encountered the primary top Asl Formation reservoir at 4,089ft MD (3,276ft TVDSS) and reached a TD of 4,625 feet MD on 5 June 2022. The well […]
Pharos Energy announces restart of El Fayum development drilling
Pharos Energy has announced a return to drilling in its El Fayum Concession in Egypt, with the commencement of an interim three-well development programme. Ed Story, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented: ‘I am pleased to announce that, after a significant period of restricted activity in Egypt, we have recommenced development drilling operations in El Fayum. This three-well infill […]
SDX Energy spuds MSD-21 development well at West Gharib concession, Egypt
AIM-listed SDX Energy, the MENA-focused energy company, has announced the spudding of the MSD-21 infill development well on the Meseda field. The well is the first, in a fully funded, 12 well development campaign on the Meseda and Rabul oil fields in the West Gharib concession, Egyptian Eastern Desert. The development drilling campaign is aimed at growing production […]
Anchorage Investments to develop $2.5 bn petrochemical mega-project in Suez Canal
The project is expected to help increase the annual domestic production by 812 thousand tons and create more than 2,500 new jobs in the sector. Egypt’s new investment law provides legislation and guarantees that encourage foreign investments. Anchorage Investments, a company specializing in the development, investment and operation of industrial projects in the petrochemical sector, […]
Infinity to lead infrastructure development as Egypt gears up to put EVs on the road
Renewables leader Infinity is set to work with the government on setting up 6k electric vehicle charging points, across 3k charging stations nationwide over the next three years, Infinity said in a press release. The first phase of the project, which is the largest infrastructure push for EVs to date, aims to deploy some 2k […]
EBRD assisting Egypt with green hydrogen development studies
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is assisting the Egyptian and Moroccan governments with studies for developing green hydrogen. Speaking at the World Hydrogen Mena online conference on 21 April, Gabriel Lastours, head of energy Middle East and Africa at EBRD, said that the development bank was doing studies for the governments in […]
Egypt, Palestine sign MoU to develop Gaza Marine gas field
Egypt is also set to work with Palestine to develop the Gaza Marine gas field under an MoU EGAS Chairman Magdy Galal signed with Palestine Investment Fund Chairman Mohammed Mustafa yesterday, according to Wafa News Agency. Palestine is one of the founding members of the EastMed Gas Forum. President Mahmoud Abbas received today Egypt’s Minister […]
