Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract by Pharaonic Petroleum Co. for the development of the East Nile Delta Phase 3 Project (END-3). The scope includes installation engineering, procurement and fabrication of rigid spools, and installation of pipeline…
Eni is increasing its presence offshore Egypt, as the company picks up two licenses in the 2015 EGAS bid round. Image from Eni Flickr. The two exploration licenses, North El Hammad and North Ras El Esh…
Nexans has been awarded the contract to deliver 48km of static umbilicals to BP, and partner DEA, for the West Nile Delta Taurus Libra project in Egypt. The Taurus Libra development is a subsea project tied in to existing BG Group operated Burullus facilities…
Eni has laid claim to discovering the largest gas field in Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea and says the field could become one of the world’s largest natural gas finds. The Italian operator says the deepwater Zohr field could hold up to 30 Tcf of lean gas in place (or 5…
Egypt has announced the results of its delayed 2014 exploration bid round. The round sought to find companies to explore 10 areas in the Gulf of Suez, the Eastern Desert, and east and west of the Nile. Six of those area offshore in the south Gulf of Suez…
Subsea 7 has won a contract worth about US$500 million from BP for the development of the Taurus and Libra subsea fields offshore Alexandria, Egypt. The contract is the first phase of Egypt's West Nile Delta project where field development will be at depths of approximately 800m…
Representatives of Italian explorer Eni and the Egyptian government gathered in Rome to sign updated Head of Agreement terms, following a new offshore discovery made in the Nile Delta earlier this week. The update says the two will jointly…
Italy's Eni has discovered gas at the Nooros exploration prospect in the Abu Madi West license, in the Nile Delta, offshore Egypt. Preliminary estimates of the discovery account for a potential of 15 Bcm of gas in place with upside, plus associated condensates…
A change in Nigerian leadership will not end piracy risks to companies that operate oil and gas assets offshore West Africa. AKE Group’s Laura Barber weighs in. A ship uses fire hose defense. Image from US Naval Institute…
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC) and Italian giant Eni entered into a US$2 billion deal for exploration and development activities offshore Egypt. Image from Egypt Ministry of Petroleum…
BP increased its interest in the US$12 billion West Nile Delta (WND) project in Egypt after partner DEA farmed down its stake. Map of Nile Delta. From DEA. According to DEA, the…
OneSubsea is getting a piece of BP’s West Nile Delta Taurus Libra development offshore Egypt by snagging a multi-million dollar subsea contract. Image from OneSubsea. The scope…
The UK government is giving Dea UK and partner LetterOne three to six months for a further change of control for UK North Sea petroleum licenses or they will be revoked. RWE Breagh installation…
BP made its second gas discovery in the East Mediterranean Sea at its North Damietta Offshore concession in the East Nile Delta. Image from BP. The discovery was made at the Atoll…
BP signed final agreements to develop the US$12 billion West Nile Delta (WND) gas fields, with production set at reaching up to 1.2 Bcf/d in Egypt. BP worker on a platform in the Gulf of Suez. From BP…
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