Eni, new gas discovery in the “Great Nooros Area”, Mediterranean Sea, Egypt - ENI

16 SEPTEMBER 2020 - 10:00 AM CEST

San Donato Milanese (Milan), 16 September 2020 – Eni (as the Operator of the Block) and bp (as contractor member) announce a new gas discovery in the so-called "Great Nooros Area", located in the Abu Madi West Development Lease, in the conventional waters of the Nile Delta, offshore Egypt.

This new discovery, achieved through the Nidoco NW-1 exploratory well, is located in 16 meters of water depth, 5 km from the coast and 4 km north from the Nooros field, discovered in July 2015.

The Nidoco NW-1 exploratory well discovered gas-bearing sands for a total thickness of 100 meters, of which 50 meters within the Pliocene sands of the Kafr-El-Sheik formations and 50 meters within the Messinian age sandstone of the Abu Madi formations, both levels with good petrophysical properties. In the Abu Madi formations a new level, which was not yet encountered in the Nooros field, has been crossed proving the high potential of the Great Nooros Area and the further extension of the gas potential to the North of the field.

Eni: New gas discovery in the Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt - ENI

01 JULY 2020 11:00 AM CEST

Eni have successfully drilled the first exploration well in the North El Hammad license, in the conventional Egyptian waters of the Nile Delta, on the prospect called Bashrush. The discovery further extends to the west the gas potential of the Abu Madi formation reservoirs discovered and produced from the so-called "Great Nooros Area".

San Donato Milanese (Milan), 1 July 2020 - Eni (as the Operator of the Block), BP and Total (as Contractor members) have successfully drilled the first exploration well in the North El Hammad license, in the conventional Egyptian waters of the Nile Delta, on the prospect called Bashrush.

The new discovery is located in 22 meters of water depth, 11 km from the coast and 12 km North-West from the Nooros field and about 1 km west of the Baltim South West field, both already in production.

3rd well of Baltim SouthWest field added on production in January - EGYPT TODAY

Tue, Dec. 24, 2019

CAIRO – 24 December 2019: "The third well of the Baltim southwest field is planned to be added on production in January," Sources in the petroleum sector told Egypt Today Tuesday.

The Ministry of Petroleum announced in November adding the exploration wells, Baltim southwest 1 and Baltim southwest 2, in the Nile Delta region on the production map at production rates of about 190 million cubic feet of gas per day and about 1,300 barrels condensate per day.

In September, Eni announced the success of starting up production from the offshore Baltim South West gas field in Egypt after being discovered in June 2016.

The field is located in shallow waters 12 kilometers off the Mediterranean coast of Egypt in the Baltim South development lease. It lies 10km from the Nooros field, but still within the Great Nooros area.

The project is executed by Petrobel, the operating company jointly held by Eni and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) on behalf of Medgas.

Cabinet denies giving up stake in Zohr gas field to foreign company - EGYPT TODAY

Sun, Jun. 2, 2019

CAIRO - The Cabinet's media center revealed Sunday that Egypt did not give up its stake in Egypt’s gas field,Zohr,to a foreign company, stressing that all the rumors on social media are baseless.

Zohr is not the only gas field in Egypt; West Nile Delta (WND), Greater Nooros Area, Atoll Phase 1, and WDDM – Burullus Phase 9B are all important gas fields that add to the national gas production.

Egypt’s total gas production came to 6.6 billion scfd in September, compared to 2017’s average of 5.1 billion scfd and 2016’s 4.4 billion scfd, according to the Petroleum Ministry, meaning that between 2018 and 2017, there was a 29.4 percent year-on-year increase.

Italian Oil Company Eni discovered Egypt's giant gas field, Zohr, in 2015. In December 2017, the company delivered the first gas production from the field estimated at 30 trillion cubic feet, which makes it the biggest gas field in the Mediterranean region.

Eni signs concession agreement to begin exploration at offshore Noor gas field - ENTERPRISE

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Eni signs concession agreement to begin exploration at offshore Noor gas field: Eni announced yesterday signing a new concession agreement with the Egyptian government to begin exploration activities at the offshore Noor gas field in the East Mediterranean, the company said in a statement (pdf). The USD 105 mn agreement will see Eni drill two exploratory wells in the 739 sqm field during 2H2018. Eni holds an 85% stake in the concession alongside Tharwa Petroleum Company, which holds 15%. Eni had denied last month that it made a massive gas discovery at the Noor gas field, after news reports suggested that Noor could contain around 90 tcf of gas reserves, or 3x as much gas as the supergiant Zohr field. Egyptian Oil Minister Tarek El Molla had also downplayed the reports at the time, saying that seismic studies were not yet complete.

Egypt's Zohr: Towards self-sufficiency in gas? - AHRAM ONLINE

Friday 5 Jan 2018
Amany Ismail

Egypt’s Zohr Field, the largest offshore natural gas field in the Mediterranean, started production on 16 December. It could prove to be a permanent remedy to Egypt’s power needs and bring it closer to the goal of self-sufficiency in the energy sector in 2018.

Italy's Eni raises potential of Egyptian Nile Delta gas field Baltim - AHRAM ONLINE

Thursday 22 Sep 2016 

Italy’s Eni has upgraded the potential production of the Egyptian Nile Delta gas field, Baltim South West, to 1 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas, the company stated on its website on Thursday.

The Baltim South West field is located in the conventional waters of the Nile Delta, in water 25 metres deep, 12 km from the coastline and just 10 km from the Nooros field, discovered in July 2015 and already in production.

The group said that with the new potential rise, the gas potential of the so-called “Great Nooros Area” reaches 3 Tcf of gas in place, of which about 2 Tcf are in the Nooros field, while the remaining are in the new independent discovery of Baltim South West.

BP, Eni confirm new 'significant' gas discovery in Egypt's Mediterranean - ALBAWABA / AHRAM ONLINE

Published June 12th, 2016 - 05:26 GMT

British oil company BP and Italy's Eni announced a "significant" gas discovery off the coast of Egypt on Thursday.

The new discovery in Baltim South West area is jointly owned by both companies, Eni said in a press release on Thursday.

The Baltim South West well is located 12 kilometres from the coast, 25 metres deep, and 10 kilometres north of the Nooros field.

"Baltim South West discovery further confirms the significant potential of the so called “Great Nooros Area”, which is now estimated to hold 70-80 billion cubic metres of gas in place," read Eni's statement.