Eni has been awarded five new exploration licenses by the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum. The licenses, four of which as Operator, are in the Egyptian offshore and onshore, and follow the successful participation to the 2021 competitive \u201cEgypt International Bid Round for Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation\u201d which was previously announced by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company through the Egypt Exploration and Production Gateway.<\/p>\n
The licenses are located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Block EGY-MED-E5 in partnership with BP 50%-50% and Block EGY-MED-E6- IEOC 100%), in the Gulf of Suez (Block EGY-GOS-13 IEOC 100%) and in the Western Desert (Blocks Egy-WD- 7 in partnership with APEX 50%-50% and EGY-WD-9\u201d IEOC 100%) with a total acreage of about 8,410 sqkm.<\/p>\n
The licenses are placed within prolific basins with proved petroleum systems able to generate liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons and can also rely on nearby existing producing and processing facilities and on a demanding market that will allow a quick valorization of the potential exploration discoveries.<\/p>\n
The bid results are aligned with Eni\u2019s strategy to keep exploring and producing gas to sustain the Egyptian domestic market and contribute to LNG export, thanks to the recent restart of the Damietta LNG plant.<\/p>\n
Eni\u00a0has been present in Egypt since 1954 and is currently the country’s main producer with equity hydrocarbon production of around 350,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"