Wintershall Dea makes new natural gas discovery in Abu Madi reservoir
Wintershall Dea has made a natural gas discovery in the Abu Madi reservoir: Wintershall Dea has found natural gas in its Disouq concession in the onshore Nile Delta. The step-out well (NSG-3) targeted the Abu Madi reservoir inside the Disouq concession under development lease. It follows a previous discovery in the East Damanhour exploration block […]
IPR Energy Discovers Oil in North Beni Suef Concession, Western Desert, Egypt
Texas-based IPR Energy Group (“IPR”) announced the discovery of oil in its exploration concession North Beni Suef (NBS), where it operates the 5,060 km2 concession, located in Upper Egypt near Beni Suef. The first exploration well, NBS-1X, was drilled to a depth of 8,185 ft MD after a successful drilling campaign with a 1,500 hp […]
Wintershall Dea makes new Natural Gas Discovery in East Damanhour Block
Wintershall Dea announced that it, along with its partners, has made a new natural gas discovery in the East Damanhour exploration block in the onshore Nile Delta. It said that the licensees, operator Wintershall Dea (40%) and partners Cheiron Energy (40%) and INA (20%), as well as the Egyptian Gas Holding Company (EGAS) will assess […]
Egypt launches new bid round for oil & gas exploration in Mediterranean, Nile Delta
Egypt has set a new international tender for oil and gas exploration rights in the Nile Delta and Mediterranean sea, the state news agency reported on Tuesday. The tender was set for 12 blocks, split evenly between onshore and offshore, and the deadline for offers in the bid round was set for April 30, 2023, […]
United Oil and Gas commences drilling of ASH-4 well at Abu Sennan, Egypt
AIM-listed United Oil & Gas has announced the commencement of drilling at the ASH-4 development well location and an update on the Al Jahraa-14 (‘AJ-14’) 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. Summary The fourth well in the 2022 Abu Sennan programme, ASH-4, has […]
United Oil & Gas announces spudding of AJ-14 well in Abu Sennan licence, Egypt
AIM-listed United Oil & Gas, the growing oil and gas company with a portfolio of production, development, exploration and appraisal assets, has announced the spudding of the Al Jahraa-14 development (‘AJ-14’) well in the Abu Sennan licence, onshore Egypt. AJ -14 summary Drilling of the AJ-14 development well has commenced The well is primarily targeting the main […]
TransGlobe Energy announces its Egypt operations update
TransGlobe Energy has announced an update on its operations in Egypt and Canada. All dollar values are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise stated. OVERVIEW Production averaged 12.1 MBoepd in Q2, 2022 to 11 June; Drilled and cased four Egypt Eastern Desert development wells in Q2, 2022 to date; and The Company sold a ~451 Mbbl […]
IPR Completes Transaction with Pharos for Western Desert Assets Acquisition
Texas-based IPR Energy Group (“IPR”) announced the completion of its acquisition of Operatorship and majority Working Interest of 55% of Pharos Energy plc (“Pharos”) in the El Fayum and North Beni Suef Concessions in the Western Desert, as part of its aggressive expansion strategy in Egypt. This latest acquisition, spanning 6,624 km2 in the Western […]
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 […]
Eni awarded five Exploration Licenses in Egypt 2021 Bid Round
The licenses are located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Western Desert and Gulf of Suez Eni has been awarded five new exploration licenses by the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum. The licenses, four of which as Operator, are in the Egyptian offshore and onshore, and follow the successful participation to the 2021 competitive “Egypt International Bid […]
