bp awarded exploration interest in blocks offshore Egypt
bp has been awarded interest in two new exploration blocks in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt, by Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co.
The Northwest Abu Qir Offshore Area is west of the recently awarded North King Mariout block and north of Raven field. It covers an area of about 1,038 sq km with water of 600-1,600 m. bp is operator with 82.75% interest. Wintershall-Dea holds the remaining 17.25%.
The Eni SPA-operated Bellatrix-Seti East block lies west of Atoll field and North Tabya blocks. It covers an area of about 3,440 sq km in water depth of 100-1,200 m. Eni and bp each hold 50% interest.
In addition to the two new blocks, in 2022 bp was awarded the King Mariout Offshore Area (100%), Eni-operated North El Fayrouz offshore area (Eni 50%, bp 50%), and theEgypt North El Tabya area extension (100%).
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Alex Procyk
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Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).