Saipem and Petrobel have finalized offshore contract variations worth US$900 million for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) activities in relation to the “Optimised Ramp Up” phase of the “supergiant” Zohr field development project offshore Egypt…
Global energy services and technology company AGR, has signed a SaaS (software as a service) contract with Dana Gas PJSC to supply the latest version of its P1 software for deepwater exploration efforts offshore Egypt. Petter Mathisen…
High hopes are pinned on gas as a transition fuel and there being markets to sell it to in the gas-rich Mediterranean. Elaine Maslin reports. Maersk Discoverer drilling in Egypt's Eastern Med Sea for BP…
ADES International Holding Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Belayim Petroleum Co., a joint venture between ENI IEOC and Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, for a three-month drilling campaign offshore Egypt. The drilling campaign will be led by ADES’ offshore jackup drilling rig…
With some of the biggest recent gas discoveries on its doorstep, the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean could be prime to grow into a gas export hub – if the countries in the region can cooperate. EIC’s Andrew Scutter sets the scene. Installation…
BP has achieved first gas from two fields - Taurus and Libra - in the West Nile Delta (WND), offshore Egypt, eight months ahead of schedule. Image of West Nile Delta, from BP. “The…
BP has scored again with a third gas find at the North Damietta Offshore Concession in the East Nile Delta, Egypt, the supermajor said today (27 March). According to BP, 37m of net gas pay was found at the Qattameya Shallow-1 exploration well in high quality Pliocene sandstones…
BP has completed the US$375 million deal to buy a 10% interest in the Shorouk concession offshore Egypt, containing the super-giant Zohr gas field. Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi, Bob Dudley, CEO of BP, and the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum…
Driven by the success of Eni’s major Zohr field gas discovery offshore Egypt in 2015, companies are rethinking the Eastern Mediterranean region’s gas potential, according to new analysis from IHS Markit. Total’s announcement that it will…
Egypt’s Oil Ministry has signed three oil and gas exploration agreements in the Mediterranean Sea worth an estimated US$220 million, according to news reports. Image from Eni. The deals are with supermajor BP…
Israel is eyeing both future energy independence and potential export markets with the launch of its first-ever offshore licensing round. Audrey Leon reports. Image from iStock. Tiny Israel has big dreams of a gas-based economy…
Eni signed two new concession agreements for the North El Hammad and North Ras El Esh, in the shallow waters in Egyptian Mediterranean Sea, as a result of the EGAS 2015 international bid round. Eni is the operator of the North El Hammad block with 37…
Russia's Rosneft is to take a 30% stake in the Shourouk Concession, offshore Egypt, containing the supergiant Zohr gas field. Rosneft will pay operator Eni US$1.125 million and a share of past expenditures, which amount so far at about $450 million…
Elaine Maslin reports on the year’s top discoveries to date. The largest discoveries were smaller in 2016, but the average ranged between 396-524 MMboe. Atwood Oceanic’s Atwood Achiever drillship…
BP has agreed to buy a 10% interest in the Shorouk concession offshore Egypt, containing the super-giant Zohr gas field, for US$375 million. As part of the deal with Eni, BP will also reimburse Eni for BP’s share of past expenditure…