El Molla Highlights Necessity of Continuous Coordination in Zohr
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, highlighted the necessity of continuous coordination between companies in operating Zohr gas field.
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, highlighted the necessity of continuous coordination between companies in operating Zohr gas field.
Production from the Zohr natural gas field started "in a record time for this type of field of less than two and a half years."
With the Zohr natural gas field coming online last week, Egypt’s natural gas output rose to 5.5 bcf/d.
Natural gas production from the Zohr natural gas field will permit the country to cut its imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by approximately $700 million per year.
Egypt will decrease its imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by three cargoes a month when the Zohr natural gas field comes online.
Production from the Zohr natural gas field—which could begin within days—should permit Egypt to achieve natural gas self-sufficiency in 2018.
Two burners at the onshore natural gas treatment plant at the Zohr natural gas field conducted trial operations.
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources declined spreading news quoting the Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El Molla, saying that Zohr will start producing 1 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas within days.
The Sinai Peninsula is an important oil and gas region that contains essential oil and gas facilities and pipelines, the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, said.
Fugro has deployed a new survey vessel to Egypt to conduct sampling at the Zohr natural gas field