BOOSTING OFFSHORE GAS FOR THE EGYPTIAN MARKET

摘要

THE LATEST IMPORTANT offshore discovery by BP and Eni, located in the Baltim South Development Lease in the East Nile Delta, offshore Egypt, follows the discovery of the Nooros and Zohr fields in 2015. The Baltim SW-1 exploration well, drilled in a water depth of 25 metres by operator IEOC (Eni), reached a total depth of 3,750m and penetrated approximately 62 metres of net gas pay in high quality Messinian sandstone. Located 12km from the shoreline, the discovery is a new accumulation along the same trend of the Nooros field. Further appraisal activities will be required to underpin the full resource potential.