Eni: Bashrush discovery offshore Egypt tested with success
Eni: Bashrush discovery, in North El Hammad concession in Mediterranean Sea of Egypt, tested with success. Eni (as the Operator of the Block), bp and Total (as Contractor members) have successfully tested the well drilled on the prospect called Bashrush, in the North El Hammad concession, in the conventional Egyptian waters of the Nile Delta. […]
Eni makes new gas discovery in Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt
Eni have successfully drilled the first exploration well in the North El Hammad license, in the conventional Egyptian waters of the Nile Delta, on the prospect called Bashrush. The discovery further extends to the west the gas potential of the Abu Madi formation reservoirs discovered and produced from the so-called “Great Nooros Area”. Eni (as […]
Total, Eni, BP start exploration program in North El Hammad offshore Egypt
Total, Eni’s Egyptian subsidiary IEOC, and BP have commenced a gas and oil exploration program in the North El Hammad block, located in the conventional offshore of the Mediterranean Sea. The program aims to explore more fields in the area in order to increase Egypt’s oil and natural gas domestic. Natural gas and oil exploration […]
El Molla meets with IOC delegations
Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla met with delegations from several international oil companies, including France’s Total and the French Institute of Petroleum, to discuss increasing the scope of their Egyptian investments, Al Shorouk says. Total are looking to increase investments at their North El Hammad concession, he said, while the French Institute of Petroleum are […]
Eni’s CEO meets Egyptian President, confirms Zohr production expected before end of 2017
The President of the Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and Eni’s Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi reviewed the extensive activity performed by Eni in Egypt with particular attention to the ongoing development activities of the Zohr field and with specific mention to the Nooros development which will produce about 25 MSCM/d (172,000 boepd) by […]
Egypt signs oil and gas deals worth $220 million with Eni, BP & Total
Egyptian Oil Minister Tarek El Molla has signed three offshore oil and gas exploration and production deals worth a total of at least $220 million with France’s Total, Britain’s BP, and Italian oil major ENI’s Egyptian subsidiary IEOC, the ministry said on Wednesday. The deals include drilling for six wells and a signing bonus of […]
Eni signs concession agreements for two new exploration blocks in Egypt's Mediterranean shallow waters
Eni signed two new concession agreements for the North El Hammad and North Ras El Esh, located in the shallow waters in Egyptian Mediterranean Sea, as a result of the EGAS 2015 international bid round. Eni is the operator of the North El Hammad block with an equity of 37.5% in participation with BP, who […]
BP to invest $229 million with Eni and Total in three offshore blocks
BP Plc said it had been awarded three new offshore exploration blocks in Egypt and that it and its partners had committed to investment of $229 million. BP said it would have 100 percent equity and operate the North El Tabya block, located in deep waters north of its recent Salamat and Atoll discoveries. The […]
Eni announces details of North El Hammad and North Ras El Esh exploration license awards
These two new concession agreements follow the recent award of the deep water Karawan and North Leil blocks, strengthening Eni’s presence in Egypt, a country of historic and strategic importance for the Company, and further relaunching its exploration activities after the recent and important successes of Nidoco NW and Zohr. Eni has been awarded with […]
Results of EGAS Mediterranean Bid Round announced, awards four offshore exploration licenses
Egypt has awarded four new licences to explore for oil and gas off its Mediterranean coast, weeks after Eni’s giant Zohr gas find piqued fresh international interest in the area. Egypt’s state gas company EGAS said in a statement it had awarded one licence to Britain’s BP and one to Italy’s Edison. A consortium involving […]