Deepwater | Egypt Oil & Gas
Shell to Start Production at West Nile Delta 9B in October
Shell will start production from its two offshore wells at West Nile Delta 9B in the first half of October 2018, Egypt Oil & Gas reports. Petroleum minister Tarek El Molla said that the Dutch oil major will also f...
Ministry of Petroleum Announces the Launch of PetroShorouk
Minister of petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla approved the formation of the joint venture company, PetroShorouk Petroleum, for the development of the Zohr field. The joint venture is between the Egyptian...
BP Commits $229M to Three Offshore Blocks with Eni and Total
BP Plc announced on Wednesday that it had been awarded three new offshore exploration blocks in Egypt with a total investment commitment of $229 m from BP and its partners, report Reuters. BP said it would have 100% e...
Egypt Has 7 Other Blocks in Mediterranean Similar to Eni’s New Shorouk Discovery
Dr. Wafik Meshref, the Exploration General Manager at Sahara Oil & Gas Company told Egypt Oil & Gas that there are at least seven additional blocks in the Mediterranean Sea that have similar or twin litholog...
Update 1: Eni Provides Full Report on Mega-Gas Find in Egypt
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced in a press release that the petroleum Minister, Sherif Ismail, received a report from Eni Chief Executive Claudio Descalzi concerning the company’s deepw...
Gulf of Mexico Drilling Rigs Sit Idle
The Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea have become a garage for deepwater drillships — at a cost of about $70,000 a day each. It’s either that or send your precious rig to a scrapyard. The dilemma underscores ...
Disputed Claims in Israel Over Leviathan Estimates
Delek Drilling and Avner Oil Exploration have responded to reports in an Israeli newspaper concerning assessment of the resources in the deepwater Leviathan gas/condensate field, operated by Noble Energy. The Ministry...
Greece Calls on China for Offshore Oil, Gas Exploration
Greece invited Chinese firms on Monday to bid in a Greek tender for deep-sea oil and gas exploration later this year after Athens extended the bidding process in March. Greece, which depends on financial aid from the ...
