Rovco expands in Egypt with new partner Drexel Marine
Rovco has expanded its international reach after forming a local partnership with Drexel Marine Petroleum Services in Egypt. The deal will see the Bristol-headquartered firm offer its range of advanced subsea services to companies in Egypt, as part of a plan to increase business in the region over the next five years. Through the strategic […]
Fugro expands offshore and onshore services in Egypt with new hub
Fugro has opened new premises in Egypt as it expands its site characterisation and asset integrity services for offshore and onshore projects and infrastructure in the region. The new Cairo facilities support Fugro’s integrated site investigation services for major civil infrastructure projects. Located in the industrial zone of Zahraa Al Maadi in Cairo, the purpose-built […]
Aker Solutions delivers largest ever umbilicals system to Zohr gas field
Aker Solutions recently delivered 280 kilometers of steel-tube umbilicals to Petrobel for the Zohr gas field offshore Egypt, the largest umbilicals system ever. Pictures from the load-out from Aker’s manufacturing facility in Moss, Norway. Umbilical systems are full service connections used to transport data, power and liquids between oil and gas installations on the seafloor […]
SDX well finds oil in Gulf of Suez South Ramadan concession
Last year’s SRM-3 appraisal well on the South Ramadan concession in the Gulf of Suez encountered hydrocarbons, according to partner SDX Energy. On the way to the TD of 15,635 ft (4,766 m), the well intersected 75 ft (23 m) of net conventional oil pay in the primary target Matulla section; 20 ft (6.1 m) […]
Eni announces new gas discovery in Nour prospect offshore Egypt
Eni announces a new gas discovery under evaluation in the Nour exploration prospect located in Eastern Egyptian Mediterranean. Feasibility studies in order to accelerate the exploitation of these new resources leveraging the synergies with existing facilities will start after finalizing the discovery evaluation. Eni announces a new gas discovery under evaluation in the Nour exploration […]
Egypt launches 2019 Bid Round for Red Sea Oil & Gas Exploration
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Egypt (M.O.P) invite international qualified and interested companies having the technical and financial capabilities for an International Bid Round to explore and exploit oil and gas in offshore Egyptian Red Sea based on PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENT (P.S.A). South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) is the entity […]
ADES, Vantage JV to drill deepwater well for Dana Gas in Egypt
ADES International Holding has entered a short-term exploration contract with Dana Gas for deepwater drilling services in the Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea. Vantage’s Tungsten Explorer drillship will drill one firm well under the contract, with an option to drill a further three wells. The initial program is set to take 77 days to […]
Seismic reveals Offshore N Sinai has 2.3 bcf potential gas reserves – EKH
Egyptian Kuwaiti Holding Subsidiary Offshore North Sinai Reveals Potential Natural Gas Reserves of 2,352 bcf. Analysis conducted by WesterGeco of the concession’s 3D seismic survey identifies several geological layers containing potential gas and condensate reserves at various depths, including 821 bcf in shallow- layer reserves and 1,531 bcf in deep-layer estimates. Egypt Kuwait Holding Company, […]
The Maersk Discoverer – Q&A with Ben Pomford, Head of Drilling Solutions
Ben Pomford, Head of Drilling Solutions at Maersk Drilling, spoke to Energy Egypt about the Maersk Discoverer’s operations in Egyptian waters. Q: The Maersk Discoverer is a semi-submersible, deep water, dynamically positioned, dual activity rig. How does this differentiate it from other types of offshore rigs?A: There are three common styles of offshore drilling rigs; […]
EGAS, EGPC 2018 Bid Rounds results announced with 12 blocks awarded
Shell wins big in Egypt: Supermajor lands five blocks in latest bid round, while ExxonMobil makes debut. Royal Dutch Shell, Eni, BP and Exxon Mobil were among the winners in one of Egypt’s largest ever oil and gas exploration tenders on Tuesday, as the country looks to sustain an investment upswing spurred by major discoveries. […]
