Egypt’s Zohr natural gas production to reach 3 bcf/d in March
Total output at the offshore field reached 2.7 bcf/d in November 2019: The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum announced that the total number of wells that have been put into production at Zohr field reached 14 after Petro Shorouk has recently put four wells into production at the Southern area. With the 15th well being linked […]
Eni: Zohr gas field reached 2 bcf/d production target
Zohr Ramp-up: Eni reaches 2 bcfd production target. Zohr is now producing 2 bcfd only a few months after the first gas in December 2017 and 1 year before the schedule of the PoD. Eni announces that Zohr field is now producing 2 bcfd, equivalent to approximately 365,000 boed. This outstanding result has been achieved […]
Rosneft finalizes acquisition of 30% Zohr stake in $1.125 billion deal
Rosneft closed the deal to acquire a 30% stake in the concessions agreement for the development of Zohr field, the largest gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, from Italian company Eni S.p.A. The cost of Rosneft stake acquisition is USD 1.125 bln. The Company also refunded its share in past project costs to Eni. The […]
Baker Hughes awarded subsea contract by Petrobel for Phase 2 of Zohr Development
Baker Hughes, a GE Company Awarded Subsea Contract by Petrobel for Phase 2 Development of Egypt’s ‘Super Giant’ Zohr Gas Field. • BHGE to provide engineering, fabrication and construction of subsea production system and support for installation, commissioning and start-up; • Building on existing local capabilities, BHGE will contribute to the development of Egypt’s domestic […]
Saipem awarded $900 million offshore EPCI contract for Zohr Ramp Up Phase
Saipem awarded offshore contract variations worth 900 million USD for the Optimised Ramp Up phase of the Zohr Field Development Project. Saipem and Petrobel have finalized offshore contract variations worth 900 million USD for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) activities in relation to the “Optimised Ramp Up” phase of the “supergiant” Zohr Field Development […]
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin makes working visit to Egypt
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi hosted the participants of the consortium, developing the gas field Zohr: Rosneft Chief executive officer Igor Sechin, Eni Chief executive officer Claudio Descalzi, BP Chief executive officer Bob Dudley. The parties discussed the cooperation with Egyptian authorities and business partners (the stae-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company EGAS is […]
Egypt plans 20 wells for Zohr field
Petrobel has announced that the plans for Egypt’s Zohr field comprises of the drilling and continuation of 20 wells, and also the installation of 20 deep wellheads underwater. Three electro-hydraulic control cables have already been installed at the field and the company plans to also install measuring, protection and controlling equipment and gas transporting networks. […]
Zohr on schedule to produce late 2017
ENI’S FIFTH ZOHR WELL ‘A SUCCESS’ Italy’s Eni said September 1 it had drilled its fifth well on Egypt’s giant offshore Zohr gas field. Zohr 5x was successfully drilled to a final depth of 4,350 metres, 12 km southwest of the discovery well Zohr 1x and in water depth of 1,538 m. The new well […]
Eni successfully drilled and tested Zohr 5x well
Eni successfully drilled Zohr 5x, the fifth well on Zohr structure, which confirmed the potential of the field at 30 Tcf OGIP. Eni informs that Zohr 5x, the fifth well on Zohr structure has been successfully drilled to the final TD of 4,350 m. The Zohr 5x well is located in 1,538 m of water […]