Egypt’s House of Representatives approves 12 Oil & Gas E&P Agreements
The Egyptian oil minister, Tarek el Molla, has announced the signing of 12 agreements with international companies for the search for oil and gas in the Red Sea, in the Western Desert and in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the eastern and western Mediterranean with investments up to to a billion dollars and signing […]
Energean plc announces revised terms of Edison E&P acquisition deal
Energean plc, the oil and gas producer focused on the Mediterranean, issues an update on its Edison E&P transaction and revised group guidance. Further to the announcement on 19 May 2020, Energean is pleased to announce that it has entered into further amended terms for its acquisition of Edison E&P following which, inter alia, the […]
Frontier LIVE to Showcase Somalia’s First Offshore Licensing Round
Frontier is pleased to announce that H.E Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed, Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources of the Federal Republic of Somalia will join Frontier LIVE next week in a unique interactive session on this exciting, emerging play in East Africa; Somalia’s First Offshore Licensing Round. Seven blocks are on offer in the country’s offshore. The country offers a “highly prospective frontier […]
Cheiron sees first oil from Geisum appraisal well in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez
PICO GoS Limited, a Cheiron Group company, has achieved the first oil production from its appraisal well GNN-4 in the Geisum Concession in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez. The Geisum Concession is located offshore Egypt in the Southern Gulf of Suez in shallow waters with a depth ranging from 30 to 200 feet, covering an area […]
United O&G reports successful Salmiyah-5 development well in Abu Sennan concession
Total of over 120m net pay across four hydrocarbon-bearing intervals encountered by El Salmiyah-5 well on Abu Sennan concession – main target potentially materially larger than previously believed Flow rates of 4,100 bopd, with 18 mmscf/d gas (c. 8,700 boepd in total) achieved from Kharita Reservoir during well-testing United’s net production from the Abu Sennan […]
Successful first year for Wintershall Dea: a European champion for gas and oil
CEO: Merger came at exactly the right time Wintershall Dea is a leader in production costs Successful integration creates potential Wintershall Dea is celebrating its first anniversary. Wintershall Holding GmbH, based in Kassel, and DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG, based in Hamburg, merged on 1 May 2019 with the goal of becoming Europe’s leading independent natural […]
Pharos Energy exits group looking to acquire Shell’s Western Desert assets
On 6 March 2020, Pharos Energy confirmed that it was in the preliminary stages of evaluating the acquisition, as part of a consortium, of Shell Egypt’s upstream portfolio in the Western Desert in Egypt (‘Western Desert Assets’). The Board of Pharos evaluates M&A opportunities with reference to strict strategic, financial and operational criteria. In light […]
Cheiron, Cairn, Pharos advance in deal for Shell Egypt onshore assets
Egypt’s East Gas also among companies in second round of bids. Planned sale is progressing despite the coronavirus pandemic . Cheiron consortium moves to second round of bidding for Shell Egypt onshore assets: A consortium of Cheiron, Pharos Energy and Cairn Energy has moved to a second round of bidding to acquire Shell’s onshore assets in […]
UAE’s Dana Gas confirms delay of its Egyptian assets sale
Dana Gas confirms its review of potential Egypt asset sale is behind schedule: Dana Gas is still moving head with its review of whether it will sell its onshore and offshore Egypt assets, but the process has been slowed down by the covid-19 pandemic and is currently running behind schedule, the UAE company said a […]
Energean upgrades Karish North reserves, first gas expected 2022
Competent Persons Report certifies 1.2 Tcf (34 Bcm) plus 39 million barrels of gross 2C recoverable resources in Karish North, a 32% uplift on prior estimates. Submission of Field Development Plan Addendum for Karish North: Energean Oil and Gas plc, the oil and gas producer focused on the Mediterranean, is pleased to announce the completion […]
