West Nile Delta News


BP Finds Gas in Final Well of West Nile Delta Drilling Campaign off Egypt

Mar 06, 2025

BP has completed drilling operations at the El Fayoum-5 gas discovery well in the North Alexandria Offshore Concession, marking the final well in its four-slot drilling campaign in the West Nile Delta.Drilled using the Valaris DS-12 drillship…

Production Starts at Raven's Second Development

Feb 16, 2025

BP has started production from the second development phase of the Raven field offshore Egypt, the global oil company said on Sunday.BP said in a statement that the new wells are set to produce approximately 220 billion cubic feet of gas and 7 million barrels of condensate…

Egypt Launches Tender for Oil and Gas Exploration

Aug 27, 2024

Egypt's petroleum ministry on Tuesday announced an international tender seeking bids for natural gas and crude oil exploration in the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile delta, 10 offshore blocks and two onshore blocks.The deadline for bids is Feb…

Longitude Gets Subsea Engineering Job on Egypt’s Burullus Gas Field

Jan 23, 2024

Longitude Engineering, part of Oslo-listed ABL Group, has secured a contract to provide detailed design and engineering services for the subsea development of Phase-X at Egypt’s West Delta Deep Marine concession, part of the Burullus Gas Field in the Mediterranean Sea…

Egypt Awards Oil and Gas Exploration Blocks to Eni, BP, QatarEnergy, and Zarubezhneft

Sep 26, 2023

Italy's Eni was the big winner in an Egyptian auction for oil and gas exploration rights on Tuesday, securing concessions for two of the four blocks outright, according to results from the petroleum ministry. The company also won a third block with BP and QatarEnergy in the Mediterranean Sea…

Egypt's Gas Output Declines and Power Cuts Bite

Aug 07, 2023

Egypt's natural gas production fell to a three-year low in the first five months of 2023, figures from the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI) show, raising questions about the country's efforts to position itself as a regional energy hub…

Subsea 7, OneSubsea Alliance Wins Substantial Subsea Tie-back Contract in Egypt

May 03, 2023

Subsea Integration Alliance has won a 'substantial' subsea tie-back contract from BP and its joint venture partner Wintershall Dea for the Raven Infills Project offshore Egypt.  The Raven field is a stage of BP's major West Nile Delta (WND)…

ExxonMobil Wins Exploration Rights Offshore Egypt

Jan 10, 2023

Egypt has assigned ExxonMobil oil and gas exploration rights to two offshore blocks in the outer Nile Delta, according to a company statement on Tuesday.The company's Egyptian subsidiary will operate both blocks and hold 100% interest, with exploration activities expected to start this year…

Egypt Launches Bid Round for Mediterranean, Nile Delta Offshore Exploration Blocks

Dec 27, 2022

Egypt has set a new international tender for oil and gas exploration rights in the Nile Delta and Mediterranean sea, the state news agency reported on Tuesday.The tender was set for 12 blocks, split evenly between onshore and offshore, and the…

BP Hires CGG for Seismic Work Offshore Egypt

Jul 05, 2022

French seismic data processing company CGG said Tuesday it had won a contract with BP and its JV Partner Pharaonic Petroleum Co for the 3D seismic imaging of the first OBN survey ever conducted in the Nile delta covering the Atoll and Atoll North fields…

BP Secures Rights to Offshore Block in Egypt

Jun 29, 2022

British oil major BP has won the rights to an exploration block in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt.Accoridng to a press statement sent to Offshore Engineer by BP, the company won the rights to the The King Mariout Offshore area, located…

Eni Inks Deal for Egyptian LNG Exports to Europe

Apr 13, 2022

Italy's Eni has signed a framework agreement with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to provide shipments of Egyptian liquefied natural gas (LNG) for Italy and Europe, the Egyptian government said on Wednesday.'The agreement also…

Wintershall DEA Exits Gulf of Suez Offshore Oil Block After 38 Years

Feb 03, 2022

After 38 years of production, German oil and gas company Wintershall DEA has transferred its stake in the Gulf of Suez Concession to the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation.“The Gulf of Suez concession will always be a proud part of our history in Egypt…

Egypt: Shell Sells Western Desert Fields to Focus on Offshore Assets

Mar 09, 2021

Oil major Shell has agreed to sell its upstream assets in Egypt’s Western Desert so for US$646 million plus contingent payments, so it can focus on its offshore assets in the country.Shell will sell the Western Desert assets to a consortium…

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