Egypt News

Egypt award for Subsea 7

Oct 14, 2015

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…

Egypt awards four offshore blocks

Oct 07, 2015

Egypt's state gas company EGAS announced the result of the 2015 international exploration Mediterranean bid round, with blocks awarded to BP, Eni, Edison and Total.   In total, four blocks were awarded, with a total investment of US$306 million and a signing bonus of $10…

Eni lays claim to super-giant gas field

Aug 31, 2015

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…

Nexans supplies West Nile Delta umbilicals

Sep 17, 2015

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…

Egypt awards 3 offshore blocks

Aug 06, 2015

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 on BP's West Nile Delta

Jul 30, 2015

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…

Eni signs update to Egyptian agreement

Jul 24, 2015

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…

Eni makes 15 Bcm Egypt find

Jul 21, 2015

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…

Well Flow names business development VP

Jul 02, 2015

Well Flow International named Osama M. Hasan Baiej as its vice president of business development for the Arabian Gulf and North Africa. Baiej has more than 15 years of experience in business development and strategy, oilfield services…

Egypt, Eni sign US$2 billion deal

Jun 01, 2015

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…

Shake up at Apache

Jun 01, 2015

Houston headquartered Apache Corporation has shaken up its leadership team and regional operating structure to 'streamline' the business, including creating an 'offshore' division. The move includes creating 'more integrated, super-region structures…

BP gains West Nile Delta stake

May 18, 2015

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 inks BP West Nile Delta gig

Apr 23, 2015

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…

Global FSRU demand ramps up

Apr 27, 2015

This year, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Uruguay plan to begin importing natural gas via floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) vessels. The vessels are a solution to the challenge of importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) into areas…

UK may revoke Dea UK/LetterOne licenses

Apr 20, 2015

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…

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