Eni plans tieback of new gas discoveries offshore Libya
Eni North Africa, a unit of Eni SPA, together with Libya's National Oil Corp., plans to develop two new gas discoveries offshore Libya as tiebacks to existing infrastructure.
The gas discoveries were made offshore Libya, about 85 km off the coast in about 650 ft of water.
Bahr Essalam South 2 (BESS 2) and Bahr Essalam South 3 (BESS 3), adjacent geological structures, were successfully drilled through the exploration well C1-16/4 and the appraisal well B2-16/4 about 16 km south of Bahr Essalam gas field, which lies about 110 km from the Tripoli coast.
Gas-bearing intervals were encountered in both wells within the Metlaoui formation, the main productive reservoir of the area. The acquired data indicate the presence of a high-quality reservoir, with productive capacity confirmed by the well test already carried out on the first well.
Preliminary volumetric estimates indicate that the BESS 2 and BESS 3 structures jointly contain more than 1 tcf of gas in place. Their proximity to Bahr Essalam field will enable rapid development through tie-back, the operator said. The gas produced will be supplied to the Libyan domestic market and for export to Italy.
Bahr Essalam produces through the Sabratha platform to the Mellitah onshore treatment plant.