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Giza and Fayoum Gas Fields Come Onstream

Feb 11, 2019

BP on Monday announced first gas production from the second stage of its West Nile Delta development offshore Egypt, marking the second start-up in a string of new upstream projects expected to be brought on line by the supermajor in 2019.The project…

Wood wins LNG export facility FEED

Oct 17, 2017

The Honghua Group Limited has awarded a $12 million front-end engineering design (FEED) contract to Wood for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) platform development in the West Delta area of the Gulf of Mexico. The main objective of the…

Aker BP to test Nordfjellet, Delta prospects

Aug 21, 2017

Aker BP has received permits from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill an exploration wildcat and an appraisal well in Production License 442 to test the Nordfjellet/Delta prospects. The company will use jackup Maersk Inceptor…

Energy XXI scraps remaining 2017 drilling plans

Aug 11, 2017

Energy XXI reported mixed results for its current development drilling plans in the West Delta area of the Gulf of Mexico, and has cancelled plans to spud any additional wells in 2017. Source: Energy XXI…

Energy XXI spuds GoM well, cuts workforce by 18%

Jun 15, 2017

Energy XXI Gulf Coast (EGC) has spudded its first well of the year at West Delta 30 off the coast of Louisiana, as the company announced an 18% workforce reduction. Image of West Delta operations…

Ready for prime time

Jun 01, 2017

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 online at West Nile Delta

May 10, 2017

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…

VIDEO: Brent Delta arriving at Seaton Port

May 04, 2017

Just days after being lifted from the concrete legs it had stood on since 1976, Shell's Brent Delta platform arrived in one piece at Able Seaton Port, Hartlepool, on Tuesday. The journey followed the record-breaking, 24,200-tonne lift by Allseas' megavessel Pioneering Spirit…

Wood Group PSN slapped with US$9.5 million in fines

Feb 24, 2017

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged Wood Group PSN with criminal conduct, ordering the company to pay US$9.5 million in fines for two separate incidents in the Gulf of Mexico, one of which led to three fatalities in 2012, leaving those involved to face manslaughter charges…

Van Oord wins West Nile Delta work

Nov 04, 2016

Subsea 7 has awarded Van Oord two contract for the construction of a landfall and the execution of subsea rock installation works for BP’s West Nile Delta project, offshore Egypt.   West Nile Delta comprises the development of a series of gas fields…

BP inks three Egypt amendments

Sep 27, 2016

BP and Egypt’s minister of petroleum signed three amendments for concessions offshore Egypt, that will allow for the economic development of its giant Nooros project.   Image from BP. The…

Baltim boosted to 1 Tcf off Egypt

Sep 22, 2016

The Baltim South West field offshore Egypt has the potential to hold 1 Tcf of gas in place, according to Eni. Image from Eni. The Italian giant, along with 50:50 partner BP, upgraded…

Spectrum to survey Mozambique for oil

Sep 21, 2016

Geoscience firm Spectrum is to carry out a long-offset Broadband 2D multi-client seismic survey covering the southern Rovuma and north-eastern Zambezi Basins, offshore Mozambique. The survey will be a variable grid with lines spaced from 10km to 20km…

BP awards Nile Delta contract to Nexans

Sep 13, 2016

BP has ordered about 100km of static umbilicals and associated accessories from France's Nexans for the next stage of its West Nile Delta project. The contract will help BP, and partner DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG), develop the Giza, Fayoum…

Eni reaches new Nooros record

Sep 12, 2016

Eni’s Nooros field offshore Egypt reached a new record in 13 months of 128,000 boe/d, with plans to drill more wells in the area. Image from Eni. The Italian giant confirmed production at Nooros reached 700 MMcf/d…

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