Egypt: BP, Eni make central Nile Delta gas discovery
BP Egypt and an Eni SPA affiliate have a shallow gas discovery at the Salmon exploratory well on the North El Burg offshore concession in the central Nile Delta off Egypt.
Wireline logs and pressure readings confirmed the presence of gas in two shallow Pleistocene intervals. The companies are still determining the discovery’s resource potential. The well went to 1,600 m in 87 m of water 50 km north of Damietta.
Salmon, third gas discovery on the concession, follows the Satis-1 and Satis-3 Oligocene deep gas discoveries.
BP Egypt and Eni’s International Egyptian Oil Co. each holds a 50% interest in the concession. North El Burg, in 60-100 m of water, lies between the BP-operated Ras el Barr development concession and the IEOC-operated Offshore Baltim development concession.
Alan Petzet | Chief Editor Exploration
Alan Petzet is Chief Editor-Exploration of Oil & Gas Journal in Houston. He is editor of the Weekly E&D Newsletter, emailed to OGJ subscribers, and a regular contributor to the OGJ Online subscriber website.
Petzet joined OGJ in 1981 after 13 years in the Tulsa World business-oil department. He was named OGJ Exploration Editor in 1990. A native of Tulsa, he has a BA in journalism from the University of Tulsa.