Eni Sells to Mubadala Petroleum a 10% Stake in the Shorouk Concession, Offshore Egypt
Monday 12 March 2018
Eni has agreed to sell to Mubadala Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, a 10% stake in the Shorouk concession, offshore Egypt, where Zohr's super-giant gas field is located. Eni, through its subsidiary IEOC, currently holds a 60% stake, while the other partners are Rosneft with 30% and BP with 10%.
The agreed consideration is 934 million US dollars. The completion of the transaction is subject to the fulfillment of certain standard conditions, including all necessary authorizations from Egypt’s authorities.
The Zohr super-giant gas field was successfully started-up in December 2017, in only 28 months after its discovery, and is currently producing 400 million scf per day. The production will gradually ramp up to reach the plateau by the end of 2019.
Eni has been present in Egypt since 1954, where it operates through the subsidiary IEOC Production BV. The company is the main producer in the country with an equity production of around 230,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.