Egypt: New Nile Delta discovery for Eni


Issue 326 - 24 Jun 2016 | 1 minute read

Eni has announced a gas discovery in the Baltim South licence in the offshore Nile Delta. The Baltim South West 1X well penetrated approximately 120 metres of gross gas column and 62 metres of net pay in Messinian-age sandstones. The well was drilled in a water depth of 25 metres, 12km from the coast and 10km north of the Nooros field, discovered in July 2015. Production from Nooros reached 65,000 boe/d in May and is expected to reach 120,000 boe/d by year-end.

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