El Molla meets with BP’s Bernard Looney to discuss gas projects
Minister of Oil and Mineral Wealth Tarek el Molla conferred on Monday with the newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer of British Petroleum Company Bernard Looney and Chief Executive of Operations, Exploration and Research William Lane and Regional President of BP in North Africa and the Middle East Hisham Mekawy and BP Chairman in Egypt Karim Alaa. […]
SDX Energy achieves stabilised plateau production at South Disouq
SDX Energy, the MENA-focused oil and gas company, has achieved its targeted stabilised plateau production rate of 50 MMscfe/d from its operated South Disouq concession (SDX: 55% working interest) in Egypt approx. three months earlier than initially expected. Gas has been flowing through the South Disouq Central Processing Facility (‘CPF’) since 7 November 2019 with […]
The Challenges Facing Eastern Mediterranean Gas, by Amira El-Mazni
Gas has been discovered in the East Mediterranean for a decade, yet most remain undeveloped. This article reviews these discoveries and share some risks & various technical, commercial & political challenges facing their full development. Ever since the discovery of “Tamar” and “Leviathan” gas reserves within the Israeli EEZ, “Aphrodite” within the Cypriot EEZ, the […]
Egypt signs $430m natural gas deal with Noble Energy at Africa Investment Forum
Egypt signs energy accords at conference in new capital. Egypt said it had signed several energy accords at a conference in its partially built new capital on Saturday, including a $430-million deal for Texas-based Noble Energy to pump natural gas through the East Mediterranean Gas Co’s pipeline. Under the agreement, with financing from the U.S. […]
Eni to bring third Baltim South West well online by the end of the year
Eni will link the third well in its Baltim South West field to the national grid by the end of the year, a source in the oil sector told the local press. This will raise gas output by another 100 mmcf/d to 290 mmcf/d, and increase condensate production by 650 bbl/d to 1950 bbl/d. The […]
Energean signs Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement with MRC
GSPA signed with MRC: Energean Oil and Gas plc, the oil and gas producer focused on the Mediterranean, is pleased to announce that Energean Israel and MRC Alon Tavor Ltd. (“MRC”) have signed a Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement (“GSPA”) for the sale of approximately 0.5 Bcm/yr, or up to 8 Bcm over the term […]
Shell starts gas production from Silva well in Egypt’s WDDM concession
Shell began producing natural gas from its deepwater Silva well at the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) phase 9B earlier this month at a rate of 60-80 mmcf/d, according to an Oil Ministry statement. The well is the third to come online at the field, after East Sfeir and East Swan which began production in […]
SDX Energy begins gas production at South Disouq concession in Egypt
SDX Energy, the MENA-focused oil and gas company, has announced the commencement of production from its operated South Disouq concession (SDX: 55% working interest) in Egypt. Gas has been flowing through the South Disouq Central Processing Facility (‘CPF’) since 7th November 2019. Each of the four discovery wells have been hooked up to the CPF […]
Egypt triples natural gas exports from Idku LNG plant to 1 bcf/d
Natural gas exports from the Idku liquefaction plant have more than tripled to 1 billion cubic feet/day (bcf/d), up from 300 million cubic feet/day last month, an EGAS source tells the local press. The higher exports came after oversupply issues over the previous three months lessened and international prices stabilized. Exports were slashed by 80% […]
Energean CEO statement at the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF)
Mathios Rigas, Energean CEO, attended the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF), which took place today in Cairo. The Ministry of Petroleum invited companies from Greece, Italy, Israel and Cyprus to attend the meeting, and Energean’s CEO gave the following statement at the forum: “The establishment of the Gas Industry Advisory Committee is a crucial development […]
