Eni and other operators have restarted activities in Libya, the country’s national oil corporation (NOC) said on its website Oct. 26.
Eni began exploration in Area B (96/3) of Ghadames basin, where the first exploratory well, A1-96/3 (Hasheem Prospect), was drilled about 35 km from Wafa field and about 650 km from Tripol, NOC said.
Several promising geological formations in the A1-96/3 well are set to be tested, with expectations that they will contain both oil and gas. The well is projected to reach a final depth of about 10,327 ft (3,147 m).
Mellitah Oil & Gas is overseeing the drilling operations and all related activities for the well. Eni operates the area in partnership with bp and the Libyan Investment Authority.
NOC noted that bp, Repsol, and OMV plan to resume activities after a halt since 2014. While Eni and bp have resumed onshore exploration activities, Repsol is preparing to restart drilling in Murzuq basin, and OMV is set to begin operations in Sirte basin.
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).