SDX Energy announces potential delay for South Disouq first gas
SDX Energy reports that the current targeted start-up date for gas production at South Disouq of mid-year 2019 is based on an overall development concept, whereby an Early Production Facility (‘EPF’) will be leased to process the produced gas, prior to completion of the main Central Gas Processing Facility. At present, the final commercial terms […]
LNG exports finally taking off in Egypt – Oilprice
What a difference just a few years can make. After more than a decade of uncertainty for Egypt’s natural gas sector, leading even to importing LNG for years, Cairo is heading to a much brighter gas future. Two weeks ago, Egypt re-joined the ranks of global LNG exporters when its state gas company EGAS tendered […]
Egypt offers four LNG cargoes for April loading as exports rise
Egypt’s natural gas company EGAS is offering four liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for April loading, two industry sources said on Friday. The tender closes on March 18 and will be awarded on March 21, one of the sources said. Egypt’s exports of LNG have quickened since October, with five tankers loaded in March, the […]
Concessions extended in Egypt: New Gulf of Suez investment for DEA
Concessions extended in Egypt – New investment for DEA in the Gulf of Suez. New concession agreement signed at Ministry of Petroleum Focus on unexploited potential of Ras Budran and Zeit Bay fields Improvement of sustainability through well workover and infrastructure integrity DEA has extended its concessions for the Ras Budran and Zeit Bay oil […]
Wintershall, DEA aim to close merger during first half of this year
Wintershall, DEA merger on track:Wintershall and DEA aim to close their merger during the first half of this year, creating what they claim will be Europe’s largest independent gas and oil producer. The new company will look to increase combined production (in 2017) of 575,000 boe/d by around 40% to 800,000 boe/d between 2021 and […]
Eni to complete sixth Zohr gas treatment plant by end of month
Italy’s Eni will complete the Zohr field’s sixth natural gas treatment plant at the end of the month, raising output to 2.3 bcf/d from 2.1 bcf/d currently, the domestic press reports. The Italian company has also completed drilling the tenth well, which has been gradually linked to treatment units that have begun operations, an Oil […]
DEA: First Gas from Giza, Fayoum WND fields offshore Egypt
Next milestone at DEA’s West Nile Delta project: First Gas from the Giza and Fayoum fields offshore Egypt. Production start from additional two gas fields in time and below budget. West Nile Delta contributes to DEA’s continuous growth. Maximum rate from Giza and Fayoum of approximately 700 mmscfd expected. DEA and operator BP commenced production […]
Zohr gas field offshore Egypt building to peak capacity – Rosneft
Gas produced from the deepwater Zohr field in the Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea totaled 12.2 bcm last year, according to partner Rosneft. During the second half of the year, output increased almost fourfold compared with H1, when production amounted to 3.1 bcm. Over the course of 2018, the treatment capacity was increased in […]
Production from Zohr natural gas field expected to reach 3 bcf/d this year
Output from the Zohr natural gas field is expected to reach 3 bcf/d this year, Oil Ministry spokesman Hamdy Abdel Aziz told Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Assal. The development of Zohr and several other fields, including the Nooros and Atoll, helped Egypt achieve natural gas self-sufficiency and halt LNG imports last year, Abdel Aziz […]
Saipem lands $1.2 billion Zohr EPCI contract from Petrobel
Saipem and Petrobel have negotiated an offshore contract addendum worth more than $1.2 billion for EPCI activities in relation to the “Ramp Up to Plateau” phase of the ‘supergiant’ Zohr field development project in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt. The current addendum to the work includes the installation of a second 30-inch diameter gas export […]
