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United Oil & Gas Spuds ASH-3 development well offshore Egypt

United Oil & Gas Plc a production, development, exploration and appraisal Assets Company has announced the spudding of the ASH-3 well in the Abu Sennan Licence, Egypt. United holds 22% working interest in the Licence, which is operated by Kuwait Energy Egypt. ASH-3 is a vertical well targeting the producing Alam El Bueib (“AEB”) reservoirs at a depth […]

Oilfield Africa - Tuesday January 5, 2021
Total Signs E & P Agreement on RAS Block Offshore Egypt

Total and its consortium (Total 35% Operator, Shell 30%, KUFPEC 25%, Tharwa 10%) and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding company (EGAS) have signed an exploration and production agreement for the North Ras Kanayis Offshore block located in the Herodotus Basin, offshore Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea. This exploration block covers an area of 4,550 sq […]

Oilfield Africa - Tuesday January 5, 2021
Eni discovers oil in Western Desert of Egypt, sets new production value

Eni has announced a new oil discovery, in Meleiha Concession, in the Western Desert of Egypt. The discovery was achieved through the Arcadia 9 well, drilled on the Arcadia South structure, which is located 1.5 km south of the main Arcadia field already in production. The well encountered 85 feet of oil column in the […]

Oilfield Africa - Monday January 4, 2021
Eni to restart Damietta Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Egypt settles disputes

These agreements, which are in line with the ones finalized last February and take into account the evolution of the energy scenario, allow to reinforce Eni’s strategic objectives in terms of growth of its LNG portfolio, in particular in Egypt, where the Company is the main gas producer, and are of primary importance for all […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday December 4, 2020
United Oil & Gas reveals update on the Abu Sennan Licence in Egypt, signs new rig contract for the ASH-3 well

United Oil & Gas PLC, the growing oil and gas company with a portfolio of production, development, exploration and appraisal assets offers an update on the Abu Sennan Licence in Egypt (United 22% working interest), including the signing of the rig contract for the ASH-3 well.  The EDC-50 rig has a history of successful drilling in the Western Desert. […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday December 4, 2020
BP starts gas production from Qattameya field off Egypt

BP today announced the start of gas production from its latest development ‎offshore Egypt – the Qattameya gas field in the North Damietta offshore concession.  Through bp’s joint venture, Pharaonic Petroleum Company (PhPC), the field, which is ‎expected to produce up to 50 million cubic feet of gas per day, has been developed ‎through a […]

Oilfield Africa - Tuesday October 27, 2020
IPR Energy Group buys Dana Gas assets in Egypt for $236M

Dana Gas PJSC has entered into a binding agreement with IPR Wastani Petroleum Ltd, a member of the IPR Energy Group (“IPR”) for the sale of its onshore Egyptian producing oil and gas assets for a consideration of up to $236 million including contingent payments.  IPR is a leading private E&P operator in Egypt, with […]

Oilfield Africa - Tuesday October 27, 2020
Eni Drills SWM-A-6X well in the Egyptian Faghur basin

Eni has announced the discovery of new oil resources in the Western Desert of Egypt with a new exploration well in the South West Meleiha Concession. Production in the Concession started just one year ago and is now in excess of 12,000 bopd. According to Eni, it was successful drilling of the SWM-A-6X well, in the […]

Oilfield Africa - Friday July 31, 2020
TOTAL DISCOVERS GAS IN SHALLOW WATERS OFF EGYPT

Total, bp and Eni (as the Operator) have made a gas discovery with the Bashrush well on the North El Hammad license, located eleven kilometers off the Egyptian coast. The well encountered 102 meters net gas pay in high quality sandstones of the Abu Madi formation. A production test was conducted with flow rates of […]

Oilfield Africa - Wednesday July 29, 2020
The Trio-Carlyle, Cairn-backed consortium, Dragon Oil Gunning for Shell Egypt onshore assets

A Private equity firm Carlyle Group and a consortium backed by Cairn Energy are in the running to acquire Shell’s onshore assets in Egypt, Reuter’s reports, citing two sources with knowledge of the matter. Previous reports had indicated that Cairn Energy was part of a consortium that initially included Cheiron and Pharos Energy, until Pharos withdrew from the […]

Oilfield Africa - Tuesday July 21, 2020

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