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 […]
BP targets 500 mmcf/d output from Baltim SW gas field by mid 2020
BP aims to increase natural gas production to 500 mmcf/d by the middle of 2020 when it completes the development of its Baltim South West field, a source from EGAS told the press. Work is still ongoing to develop the field and link it to the national gas grid. Eni estimated the field to hold […]
BP to start third development phase of North Alexandria concession by year-end
BP is planning to begin the third development phase of its North Alexandria concession by the end of the year to bring the field’s production to 1.5 bcf/d by early 2020, a source from the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company told the local press. The third and final phase will see an early 350 mmcf/d […]
Egypt’s gas exports through Idku LNG plant increase to 750 mmcf/d
The quantities of gas exported through Idku have increased after linking 250 mmcf/day of the Giza and Fayoum fields to the local production: source. The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) estimated the quantities of natural gas exported through Dutch Shell’s Idku gas liquefaction plant at 750 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/day) compared to […]
Eni starts production from Western Desert, announces new discoveries onshore Egypt
Eni starts output onshore Egypt: Italian player kicks off production from the Western Desert. Italian player Eni has started production from its fields in the Western Desert, onshore Egypt. The company said on Tuesday that production from South West Meleiha development lease kicked off with some 5000 barrels of oil. Eni announces new production from […]
EKH’s NSCO begins gas production from offshore North Sinai well
Egypt Kuwait Holding’s (EKH) NSCO Investments Limited started production from its first North Sinai natural gas well on 13 July with a capacity of 25 mmcf/d, the company said in a stock exchange filing (pdf). EKH completed the drilling of its first North Sinai gas well at a cost of USD 15 million, and expects […]
Eni to drill nine new wells in Egypt’s Zohr natural gas field until 2020
Italy’s Eni is planning to drill nine new development wells in the Zohr gas field until 2020 to achieve production targets agreed upon with the Oil Ministry, an industry source told the press. Zohr’s development plan involves drilling 20 wells, 11 of which have already been drilled. The company is planning to link the 11th […]
SDX Energy announces Egypt operational and corporate update
Highlights Development of South Disouq (SDX 55% working interest and operator) continues on schedule and on budget, with factory acceptance tests for the central processing facility (“CPF”) and compressor, the first of three project milestones, now successfully completed. Both pieces of equipment are now commencing the process of being shipped to Egypt with a view […]
Petrobel announces new oil discovery in Abu Rudeis Concession, South Sinai
Egypt’s Petroleum Ministry announced on Thursday a new oil discovery in Abu Rudeis-Sidri area in South Sinai by Belayim Petroleum Company (PETROBEL). In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said Petroleum Minister Tarek El-Molla received a report from PETROBEL Chairman Atef Hassan that his company discovered a layer of crude oil, with vertical thickness of […]
BP to link 250 mmcf/d of gas from Giza, Fayoum fields to production this week
BP will link this week 250 mmcf/d to the production from North Alexandria’s Giza and Fayoum fields, an EGAS source told the local press. The two fields’ total production capacity this month is about 680 mmcf/d, its highest level since it began producing in February. The two fields consist of eight wells in the Mediterranean. […]
