Eni hits gas in Nile Delta

Eni said it has made an important gas discovery in the Nooros exploration prospect, located in the Abu Madi West license in the Nile Delta, 120 kilometers north-east of Alexandria, Egypt.

Preliminary estimates of the discovery account  for a potential of 15 billion cubic meters of gas in place with upside, plus associated condensates, the company informed in a statement.

Eni struck gas at Nidoco NW2 Dir NFW well, which  reached a total depth of  3,600 meters and encountered a 60 meters thick gas bearing sandstone interval of Messianian age with excellent petrophysical properties, further of other gas layers in the overlying Pliocene section.

The new discovery will be put into production in two months’ time through a tie-in to the existing Abu Madi gas treatment plant, located 25 kilometers south-east.

Eni, through its unit Ieoc Production BV, holds a 75% of working interest  in the West Abu Madi development lease, with BP as a partner with 25%. Petrobel, equally owned by Ieoc (50%) and EGPC (50%), is the operator of the concession.

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