
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 […]

TransGlobe Energy announces its 2021 year end reserves
TransGlobe Energy has announced the results of its independent reserves evaluation for the year ended December 31, 2021 as prepared by GLJ Ltd. All dollar values are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise stated. HIGHLIGHTS Proved Developed Producing (‘PDP’) gross reserves increased 30% to 19.9 MMboe from 15.3 MMboe at year end 2020. Total proved (‘1P’) gross reserves increased […]

SDX Energy completes drilling at the MSD-25 well in West Gharib
AIM-listed SDX Energy, the MENA-focused energy company, has announced the completion of drilling at the MSD-25 infill development well on the Meseda field in its West Gharib concession, Egypt (SDX: 50% working interest). MSD-25 encountered the primary top Asl Formation reservoir at 4,109ft MD (3,361ft TVDSS) and reached a TD of 4,385ft MD. The well encountered 84.8ft of good-quality, […]

SDX announces proposed disposal of 33% of South Disouq for $5 million
AIM-listed SDX Energy, the MENA-focused oil and gas company, has announced the proposed disposal of 33% of the shares in the entity that holds its interests across its South Disouq concession and its intention to initiate a share buyback program of up to US$3.0 million in H2 2022. All monetary values are expressed in United States dollars net to the Company […]

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 […]

United O&G announces spudding of Al Jahraa-13 development well in Egypt’s Abu Sennan licence
AIM-listed United Oil & Gas has announced the spudding of the Al Jahraa-13 development (‘AJ-13’) well in the Abu Sennan licence, onshore Egypt. Highlights Drilling of the AJ-13 development well, which will target stacked Upper and Lower Bahariya reservoir targets, has commenced The well will take approx. 65 days to drill and complete and is fully funded from operational cashflow […]

Eni makes three new oil & gas discoveries in Egypt’s Western Desert
The three new discoveries are estimated to hold about 50Mboe of hydrocarbon reserves. Eni has made three new oil and gas discoveries in Meleiha and South West Meleiha concessions, in the Western Desert of Egypt. According to preliminary estimates, the new discoveries hold about 50 million barrels of oil equivalent (Mboe) of hydrocarbon in place. […]