SDX launches West Gharib drilling campaign
SDX Energy has begun its 12-well development campaign on the West Gharib concession, in Egypt’s Eastern Desert.
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United sees “so much opportunity” with drilling on the rise
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Cairn, Cheiron complete Shell deal in Western Desert
Cairn Energy and Cheiron Petroleum have completed their acquisition of assets in Egypt’s Western Desert from Shell.
Flurry of African exploration incoming
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Pharos farms out Egyptian assets to IPR
Pharos Energy has struck a farm-out and sale agreement for a stake in its Egyptian assets with a subsidiary of IPR Energy.
Egypt agrees to export gas to Lebanon
Egypt has agreed to export natural gas to Lebanon, via Jordan and Syria, following a meeting involving the four states’ energy ministers in Amman.
Cairn Energy updates timeline for North Sea sales, Jaws well pushed to Q4
Cairn Energy has updated its timeline for the £330m sale of its interests in the Catcher and Kraken assets in the North Sea.
Delek’s Leviathan scales up production, exports
Delek Drilling has reported strong gas production results from the Leviathan field, off Israel, spurring it to bring forward the drilling of another production well.
Siemens Energy plans pilot hydrogen project in Egypt
Siemens Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on developing a green hydrogen industry in Egypt.
Dana Gas revenues rise in strong first half
Dana Gas has reported strong first half results, with profits and cash flow rising from Egypt and Kurdistan.
United lines up more production at Abu Sennan
The Al Jahraa-8 development well on Egypt’s Abu Sennan concession has flowed at a maximum rate of 2,819 barrels of oil equivalent per day, United Oil & Gas has reported.
Dana Gas wins arbitration challenge in Egypt
An arbitration panel has backed Dana Gas in its decision to terminate a sales agreement with IPR Energy.
Dana reaps reward of scrapping Egypt sale
Dana Gas has more than doubled its collections from Kurdistan and Egypt in the first half of the year.
Eni signs hydrogen deal with Egypt
Eni has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on producing hydrogen in Egypt.
Petrojet tank roof declared Guinness World Record
Petrojet’s crude oil storage tank in Ras Badran has officially entered the Guinness World Records ranking.
SDX pauses Morocco drilling programme
SDX Energy has completed its first three wells in Morocco and will now pause until September or October.
Abu Sennan fast tracks discovery into production
The joint venture working at Abu Sennan has started production from a well only two months after the discovery, United Oil & Gas has said.
PGS, ION complete innovative Shell work
PGS and ION Geophysical have completed a survey offshore Egypt using a new extended long offset (ELO) design.
Egypt holds Ever Given while pushing for compensation
Egypt is pushing for the Japanese owners of the Ever Given ship to come to a deal, alleging the vessel was going too fast when it halted traffic through the Suez Canal.
Baker Hughes signs Petrojet MoU
Baker Hughes has signed a memorandum of understanding with Egypt’s Petrojet, after meeting Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla.
United preps for more Abu Sennan production
The ASD-1X, in Egypt’s Abu Sennan, is a commercial discovery, United Oil & Gas reported, saying a second well had been spudded on May 2.
SDX launches Morocco drilling plan
SDX Energy has begun drilling in Morocco, targeting five wells this year in pursuit of meeting local gas demand.
Egypt launches $7.5bn petrochemical plan in Ain Sokhna
Egypt has signed an agreement for a major petrochemical plant in Ain Sokhna, with an investment of $7.5 billion.
BP launches Raven field
BP has started up gas production at the Raven field, offshore Egypt.
Mubadala eyes Delek’s Tamar stake for $1.1bn
Delek Drilling has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Petroleum on the sale of a gas field offshore Israel.