Shell, Partners to Develop Phase 10 in Egypt’s West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Concession
Development of tenth phase of WDDM concession to commence in Q4/2023, with first gas output expected in 2024 Shell Egypt (BG Delta Limited) a subsidiary of Shell plc., and its partners; the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Petronas signed an agreement to commence development of the tenth […]
Shell, EGAS, Petronas award Idku Energy Hub project FEED to Bechtel-led coalition
Decarbonizing Egypt’s facilities for a net-zero future Shell Egypt, EGAS and Petronas have awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to a Bechtel-led coalition that includes Enppi and Petrojet to study a proposed unified power system between the onshore gas processing plant of the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) gas fields in the Mediterranean […]
Petronas Exploring $3 Billion African Upstream Asset Sale
Petronas could sell its Egyptian upstream assets as it looks to offload part of its African portfolio: Malaysian oil firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) is inviting bids for its upstream assets in Africa — including its local concessions — in a transaction that could be worth up to USD 3 bn, Bloomberg reports, citing sources it says has knowledge of the […]
Shell to drill seven wells at Egypt’s WDDM Phase 9B, adding 236 bcf/d of gas
The drilling of seven wells at West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) phase 9B is set to produce initial reserves of 236 billion cubic feet of gas, a statement by the oil ministry said. Sabry El-Sharkawy, chairman of Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco) and Burullus Gas Company, said his company is working on connecting three other wells […]
Production at Shell’s Burullus, Rashid gas fields rises up to 440 mmcf/d
The production of Dutch Shell’s Burullus and Rashid gas fields in the deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea increased to 440m cubic feet per day (scf/day), compared to 300m scf/day in the first quarter of this fiscal year 2019/20. A source in the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) said that linking 80m scf/day from […]
Shell starts gas production from Silva well in Egypt’s WDDM concession
Shell began producing natural gas from its deepwater Silva well at the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) phase 9B earlier this month at a rate of 60-80 mmcf/d, according to an Oil Ministry statement. The well is the third to come online at the field, after East Sfeir and East Swan which began production in […]
Shell to drill Montu well at West Delta Deep Marine concession this month
Shell is set to begin drilling at the Montu well in its West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession in the Mediterranean Sea this month, the company said in a statement (pdf). The Discoverer India drillship will drill 6k meters below the water’s surface, setting a new record as the deepest well in Egypt. The well […]
Production from first well of Shell’s WDDM Phase 9B begins at 20 mmcf/d
Shell-EGPC JV Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco) has begun production from its natural gas well at the West Delta Deep Marine field Phase 9B, Chairman Sabry El Sharkawy said. The well’s initial output is estimated at 20 mmcf/d and the entire project is set to come online by 2H2019, producing up to 400 mmcf/d according to […]
Egypt inks $1 billion WDDM exploration deal with Shell, Petronas
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation EGPC signed a deep-water oil and gas exploration agreement with Royal Dutch Shell and Malaysia’s Petronas worth around USD 1 billion, according to an Oil Ministry statement on Saturday. The agreement would see the two companies drill eight wells in the West Delta Deep Marine WDDM area in the Mediterranean […]
Wells from phase 9B of Shell’s WDDM concession to come online in October
Shell to connect 100m cubic feet of gas from 9B phase to production in October. 110m cubic feet decline in gas production from Burullus, Rashid fields, says source. Dutch Shell has completed drilling two wells in phase 9B in Burullus in the West Delta region in the deep waters of the Mediterranean Sea, in order to […]
