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 […]
Sembcorp Marine delivers world’s first eighth-generation drillship
Deepwater Atlas – the world’s first eighth-generation drillship – is the first of two drillships built for Transocean based on a proprietary design developed by Sembcorp Marine. Deepwater Atlas is now world’s highest specification drillship, shipyard says. Sembcorp Marine Ltd. said it has successfully completed delivery of the world’s first eighth-generation drillship, the Deepwater Atlas, for […]
Chevron signs agreement to drill first its exploration well in Egypt’s Mediterranean
US energy company Chevron is planning to drill the first exploration well in its concession area in the eastern Mediterranean next September, the firm’s president Mike Wirth said. The move comes as the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co., or EGAS, signed an initial agreement with the US company to cooperate in the activities of transporting, […]
United Oil & Gas announces spudding of AJ-14 well in Abu Sennan licence, Egypt
AIM-listed United Oil & Gas, the growing oil and gas company with a portfolio of production, development, exploration and appraisal assets, has announced the spudding of the Al Jahraa-14 development (‘AJ-14’) well in the Abu Sennan licence, onshore Egypt. AJ -14 summary Drilling of the AJ-14 development well has commenced The well is primarily targeting the main […]
TransGlobe Energy announces its Egypt operations update
TransGlobe Energy has announced an update on its operations in Egypt and Canada. All dollar values are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise stated. OVERVIEW Production averaged 12.1 MBoepd in Q2, 2022 to 11 June; Drilled and cased four Egypt Eastern Desert development wells in Q2, 2022 to date; and The Company sold a ~451 Mbbl […]
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 […]
ExxonMobil to analyze Glaucus-2 natgas discovery offshore Cyprus
A consortium led by ExxonMobil Corp. will analyze data collected from the Glaucus-2 appraisal well in Block 10 of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus. Drilling of the now completed well demonstrated the presence of a gas reservoir with high quality characteristics, according to the Cyprus Ministry of Energy, Trade, and Industry. This is […]
SDX Energy commences oil production at MSD-25 well, West Gharib concession
AIM-listed SDX Energy, the MENA-focused energy company, has announced the commencement of oil production at the MSD-25 infill development well on the Meseda field in its West Gharib concession, Egypt (SDX: 50% working interest). MSD-25, which encountered the primary top Asl Formation reservoir at 4,109ft MD (3,361ft TVDSS) and reached 4,385ft TD on 22 February 2022, after drilling through […]
United Oil & Gas provides Abu Sennan ASD-2 well update
United Oil & Gas has announced an update on the drilling of the ASD-2 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. Highlights ASD-2 development well encountered a total of at least 25.5m of net pay across multiple oil-bearing reservoirs ASD-2 […]
SDX Energy spuds SD-5X well at South Disouq Concession
SDX Energy, the MENA-focused energy company, has announced the spudding of the SD-5X exploration well, targeting the Warda prospect in the South Disouq development lease. SD-5X spudded on 4 March 2022 and is expected to reach TD in approx. three weeks. The primary target, which has already been encountered in the Ibn Yunus and Sobhi field reservoirs, is the basal Kafr El Sheikh sand at […]
