Eni has signed an agreement with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Lukoil to merge the Meleiha and Meleiha Deep concessions in the Western Desert.

Eni has made a new oil discovery from the NFW well ''Rosa North 1X'', located in the Meleiha Concession, in the Western Desert of Egypt. The drilling of Rosa North 1X is part of Eni's strategy to refocus exploration activities in Egypt by targeting deeper oil plays in the Western Desert.

Eni has made a significant oil discovery at the Emry Deep exploration prospect, located in the Meleiha Concession, in the Western Desert of Egypt, 290 kilometers south west of Alexandria.