Eni to drill tenth well in Egypt’s Zohr natural gas field next January
Italy’s Eni will begin drilling its tenth well in the Zohr gas field in January 2019 at a cost of USD 300 million. The addition of the tenth well is expected to boost output production by 200 mmcf/d, and is predicted to take two months to complete. Production from the tenth well remains dependent on […]
Eni completes drilling ninth well at Zohr gas field
Italy’s Eni has completed drilling work on Zohr’s ninth deepwater well at a cost of USD 300 million, according to an industry source. Early tests put initial production levels at 150 mcf/d. The well was closed after the company finished drilling due lack of capacity at the treatment plant, but will enter production by the […]
TransGlobe’s South Ghazalat 6X exploration well flows oil
Third time lucky for Canadian player as it flows oil and gas from new discovery. Highlights Tested a combined 3,840 Bopd of light (35-38 API) oil from individual tests in the Upper and Lower Bahariya formations in the South Ghazalat 6X exploration well Flowed 2,437 Bopd of light oil, 21 Bpd of water and 1.4 […]
TransGlobe Energy sets 2019 Capital Budget for Egypt at $24.1 million
TransGlobe Energy Corporation announces the 2019 plan and capital budget. HIGHLIGHTS 2019 capital budget of $34.1 million (before capitalized G&A) Egypt $24.1 million Canada $10.0 million (C$13.0 million) 2019 production of 14.0 to 15.0 MBoepd with a mid-point of 14.5 MBoepd Egypt 11.6 to 12.4 MBopd in 2018 Canada 2.4 to 2.6 MBoepd in 2018 […]
TransGlobe starts drilling new well at South Ghazalat concession
TransGlobe Energy announced yesterday that it began drilling for oil at its SGZ 6X exploration well in the South Ghazalat concession in the Western Desert. The company also said that it successfully began production from two wells in West Bakr in the Eastern Desert, with output from each well currently averaging around 800 bpd, exceeding […]
Eni starts drilling two new wells at Zohr natural gas field
Italy’s Eni started drilling two additional wells at the offshore Zohr natural gas field as it prepares to raise output to its 2.7 bcf/d plateau next year, an unnamed source from EGAS tells Al Shorouk. The addition brings the total number of wells in the project to 13. Sources said that work on them should […]
Production from first well of Shell’s WDDM Phase 9B begins at 20 mmcf/d
Shell-EGPC JV Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco) has begun production from its natural gas well at the West Delta Deep Marine field Phase 9B, Chairman Sabry El Sharkawy said. The well’s initial output is estimated at 20 mmcf/d and the entire project is set to come online by 2H2019, producing up to 400 mmcf/d according to […]
TransGlobe’s NW Sitra exploration well in Western Desert disappoints
TransGlobe Energy has announced an update on its operations in Egypt. Updates Corporate production during the quarter averaged 14.8 MBoepd in July, 13.5 MBoepd in August and 14.4 MBoepd to date in September. Received proceeds of $59 million during the third quarter for cargos lifted in June and July. Drilled and preparing to abandon NW […]
Enppi, Wood Group sign partnership deal for deepwater gas drilling
Egypt’s state oil company Engineering for Petroleum and Process Industries (ENPPI) signed a deal on Monday with the UK’s Wood Group for a technical and engineering partnership on natural gas exploration and production through deepwater drilling. In an official statement, Egypt’s petroleum ministry said the inking of the agreement was witnessed by Minister of Petroleum […]
Eni, Tharwa to drill first exploratory well at offshore Noor field
Italy’s Eni and Egypt’s Tharwa company will drill the first exploratory oil well in Northern Sinai’s offshore Noor field next week, an official at Egypt’s gas company EGAS said on Thursday. Egypt’s cabinet approved in March an agreement to explore the North Sinai region of the Mediterranean Sea. Under the deal, Eni and Tharwa will […]
