Wintershall Dea announces gas production from WND’s Raven field offshore Egypt
Major milestone achieved with start-up of third phase of West Nile Delta project The fifth field in the offshore project, Raven will significantly boost production of WND Wintershall Dea and operator bp produce gas from Raven, the fifth field of the offshore West Nile Delta project. Currently, Raven’s gross production is approximately 600 million standard […]
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 […]
Phase 2 of West Nile Delta gas fields to start production in December
The second phase of gas production at North Alexandria and West Nile Delta fields will start next December, according to Minister of Petroleum Tarek el-Molla. Molla clarified that production will reach 400 million cubic feet of gas daily at Giza and Fayoum fields, to gradually hit 700 million cubic feet/day. This came during Molla’s periodic […]
El Molla confirms acceleration of West Nile Delta Phase 2
The Petroleum Ministry is committed to start production from phase two of BP’s West Nile Delta (WND) concession ahead of the 2019 scheduled date, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said, according to Al Masry Al Youm. BP wants to bring the development’s Fayoum and Giza fields on stream end of 2018, with a daily production […]
BP starts production from West Nile Delta eight months ahead of schedule, production 20% above plan
BP today announced that it has started gas production from the first two fields, Taurus and Libra, of the West Nile Delta development in Egypt. The project was delivered eight months ahead of start-up schedule and under budget. First gas was exported to Egypt’s national grid on 24 March 2017 and the commissioning of all […]
First gas from West Nile Delta contributes to DEA’s growth
• Production from the West Nile Delta (WND) project commenced. • First gas ahead of schedule and production above plan. Production from the offshore WND gas fields commenced on 24 March 2017 from the first two fields, Taurus and Libra. Nine wells have now been commissioned and the fields are currently producing at a flow […]
Subsea 7 moves through order book
With fabrication under way for Phase Two on the Giza, Fayoum, and Raven fields, Subsea 7 says the last stage of the offshore campaign is in progress for Phase One of the West Nile Delta project on the Taurus and Libra fields, located in the Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea. The company’s work on […]
Subsea 7 engineering teams start on Atoll project offshore Egypt
Subsea 7 says the last stage of the offshore campaign is under way in the Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea for Phase One of the West Nile Delta project on the Taurus and Libra fields. Fabrication has started for Phase Two on the Giza, Fayoum, and Raven fields. The company’s work on the East […]
Minister of Petroleum reviews progress of BP's North Alexandria gas projects
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Eng. Tarek El Molla, met with the Higher Committee, comprised of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), Petrobel, British oil major BP to follow up on the development of the North Alexandria project, Eng. Mohamed Al-Masry EGAS Chairman, Eng. Tarek El Hadidy, […]
BP to produce 600 mcf/d from North Alexandria concession by June
BP expects to begin producing 600 mcf/d of natural gas from its North Alexandria offshore concession by June, Al Borsa reported. The Fayoum and Giza fields are expected to come on stream in 1Q2019 and will produce at 400 mcf/d, BP’s North Africa Regional President Hisham Mekawi said. He added that the Raven field should also […]