Eni to explore development options for gas discovery offshore Egypt
July 2, 2020
Eni SPA and partners will screen development options for a gas discovery made through drilling the first exploration well in the North El Hammad license, in the conventional Egyptian waters of the Nile Delta. The companies aim to fast track production through existing infrastructure.
The Bashrush discovery lies in 22 m of water, 11 km from the coast and 12 km northwest of Nooros field and about 1 km west of Baltim South West field. Both fields are in production (OGJ Online, Jan. 9, 2017). The well encountered a single 152-m thick gas column within Messinian age sandstones of the Abu Madi formation with excellent petrophysical properties. It will be tested for production.
The discovery demonstrates significant Messinian gas and condensate potential in this sector of Egyptian offshore shallow waters and further extends gas potential west of Abu Madi formation reservoirs, discovered and produced from the Great Nooros area, Eni said.
Eni will continue to explore Great Nooros by drilling exploration well Nidoco NW-1 DIR on the Abu Madi West concession later this year.
Eni, in participation with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (EGAS), is operator in North El Hammad with 37.5% interest through affiliate IEOC. Partners are BP (37.5%) and Total (25%).
