Shell | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 27
Nigeria’s to Shutdown Bonga Field for Maintenance
Nigeria’s first deepwater project, Bonga fields, will be shut down for one month starting from mid-February, 2017 due to maintenance upgrade.
Bapetco to Link BTE-2 Output to Gas Plant
Badr El Din Petroleum (Bapetco) is in talks with its foreign partner Royal Dutch Shell on linking production for a new discovery at North Alam El Shawish concession, BTE-2 well, to Badr-3 gas process facilities.
Apache to Drill 20 Gas Wells
US Apache intends to invest $100m in horizontal drilling on 20 wells in the Apollonia field located in the Egyptian Western Desert in order to produce around 40mcf/d of gas.
Shell to Develop Iranian Oil, Gas Fields
Royal Dutch Shell has signed a provisional agreement to develop oil and gas fields in Iran, namely the Azadegan and Yadavaran oil fields near the Iraqi border, and the Kish gas deposit in the Persian Gulf.
Egypt’s PM Met with Shell
Egyptian Prime Minister, Sherif Ismail, met with Senior Shell Executive, Sami Iskander to discuss existing and potential opportunities in Egypt's oil and gas exploration.
Shell to Sell Gabon Onshore Operations
Royal Dutch Shell is in advanced talks with a party interested in buying its onshore operations in Gabon as part of the company's $30b divestment plan.
Nigeria’s Forcados Exports Unlikely to Resume until 2017
Exports of Nigeria's Forcados crude oil is unlikely to resume until early 2017 due to militant attacks.
Western Desert Showed Significant Oil, Gas Capacity
Tests results of the new discovery well BTE - 2 at Badr El-Din Petroleum's (Bapetco) Alam El Shawish concession showed a production capacity of 20mcf/d of gas and preliminary estimated reserves of 500bcf.
