Egypt’s North Nidoco-2 well, co-operated by Italy’s Eni and the  UK’s British Petroleum (bp), is scheduled to come online before the end of June, adding between 50 and 60 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) of natural gas to national production. This came during a meeting between Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and a high-level delegation from Italy’s Eni, which included Egypt General Manager Francesco Gasparri and Deputy General Manager Mahmoud Abou El Yazid, noted a statement by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR).

The well is located in the West Abu Madi area of the Nile Delta and is operated by Petrobel.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed efforts to accelerate natural gas production across Eni’s concession areas in the Mediterranean and the Nile Delta.

In addition to the North Nidoco-2 progress, both sides discussed preparations to drill the new well, South West Nour well in the Mediterranean before the end of the year. Badawi stressed the necessity of intensifying operations to fast-track drilling ahead of schedule.

Discussions also covered the Taurt-6 well, located within the concession of the Pharaonic Petroleum Company (PhPC), where bp serves as the main operator alongside partner Eni. Drilling for Taurt-6 is also slated for completion later this year.

The meeting further addressed contractual and technical updates regarding the development of Cyprus’s Cronos gas field, which will link directly to Egypt’s existing energy infrastructure. Badawi highlighted the ongoing bilateral cooperation between Egypt and Cyprus aimed at driving the project toward its Final Investment Decision (FID)—the definitive approval stage where consortium partners formally commit capital to project execution.

It is worth noting that Eni announced in April a significant natural gas and condensate discovery in the Temsah Concession, located offshore in Egypt’s Eastern Mediterranean. Preliminary estimates for the Denise W 1 exploration well indicate approximately two trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas initially in place (GIIP) and 130 million barrels (mmbbl) of associated condensates.