Shell | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 27
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.
Shell, Nigeria Signed Funding MoU
Shell Companies in Nigeria has signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with eight Nigerian banks under the revised Shell Contractor Support Fund in order to offer loans faster and at cheaper rates.
Zanzibar Passed Oil, Gas Law
Zanzibar President Ali Mohamed Shein signed into law the oil and gas development/management bill, which gives the island autonomy in natural resource management.
Shell Sustains Its Investments in Egypt
Shell has sustained its investments in Egypt through the past period, and is currently in early stages of evaluating WDDM results for future exploration prospects.
