Production at Shell’s Rashid, Burullus fields rises to 290 mmcf/d in September
Royal Dutch Shell’s natural gas output from the Rashid and West Nile Delta Burullus fields increased to 290 mmcf/d in September from 220 mmcf/d the previous month, an EGAS source told the local press. The company recently linked 80 mmcf/d from a newly-developed well to the natural gas grid, offsetting the field’s natural depreciation. Shell […]
Eni starts production of Baltim SW field offshore Egypt in record time
Eni successfully started-up production from the offshore Baltim South West gas field in Egypt. Discovered by Eni in June 2016, the field goes on-stream in a record time. It lies within the Great Nooros area in which Eni first recognised great gas production potential and where it is conducting other new exploration projects. Eni announces the […]
SDX Energy announces successful MSD-19 well in West Gharib Concession
SDX Energy, the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that the MSD-19 development well in the West Gharib Concession in Egypt (SDX 50% Working Interest & Joint Operator) has encountered a commercial oil accumulation. The well was drilled to a total depth of 4,665 feet and encountered approximately 135 feet of net […]
First well from Eni’s Baltim SW gas field linked to Egypt’s national grid
Italy’s Eni has linked the first well in its Baltim South West natural gas field to the national grid, an EGAS source said. The well has a production capacity of 50 mmcf/d and is the first of six wells, which will bring the field’s total production to 500 mmcf/d once developed during the current fiscal […]
Egypt’s natural gas production reaches 7 bcf/d – Ministry Official
Egypt’s natural gas production rose to 7 billion cubic feet (bcf) per day from a level of 6.8 bcf per day at the end of June, a senior petroleum ministry official told Reuters on Monday. Natural gas production at Egypt’s Zohr field, the largest in the Mediterranean, had risen to 2.7 bcf per day, around […]
Apache JV Qarun Petroleum drilled 10 Western Desert exploration wells
Qarun Petroleum, a joint venture between Apache and the Egyptian General Petroleum Company, has drilled 10 exploratory wells in the Western Desert, producing a combined 5k bbl/d, the Oil Ministry said in a statement yesterday. This will account for 16% of the company’s total production. The company is now considering investing USD 237 million during […]
EKH’s NSCO starts production from second offshore North Sinai gas well
Egypt Kuwait Holding’s (EKH) NSCO Investments started production from its second North Sinai natural gas well on 29 August with an output of 20 mmcf/d, the company said in a press release. The new well brings the company’s total production to 75 mmcf/d, a 200% increase compared to the first six months of 2019. The […]
BP to drill new wells in Qattameya, Atoll gas fields offshore Nile Delta
BP is preparing to drill two new wells in the Atoll and Qattameya natural gas fields in its North Damietta offshore concession in the Nile Delta, according to an Oil Ministry statement. The drilling work will cost USD 280 million. The Atoll field is expected to produce 100 mmcf/d of gas when it comes online […]
Zohr gas production reaches 2.7 bcf/d, to reach 3.2 bcf/d by 2019 end
Eni expects to boost production from its Zohr offshore gas field in Egypt 3.2 billion cubic feet per day by the end of the year, after reaching 2.7 bcfd five months ahead of schedule. Eni released a statement on Wednesday, in the wake of a Reuters which cited Egypt’s energy minister who said Zohr had […]
Rosneft: Zohr natural gas output increases 3 times to 11.3 bcm in H1 2019
Rosneft says gas output at Zohr in Egypt surges to 11.3 bcm in H1: Natural gas production at Zohr, the largest gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, more than tripled in the first half this year to reach 11.3 billion cubic metres (bcm), Russian energy giant Rosneft said on Wednesday. The field is an important […]
