Eni Starts New Production from the "Near Field" Discoveries in the Nile Delta
Friday 30 October 2015
Eni announced the success of the "Nidoco North West 3" well drilling, appraisal of "Nidoco NW 2 Dir' discovery, in the Nooros exploration prospect, located in the Abu Madi West license in the Nile Delta. The field, which is estimated to contain about 15 billion standard cubic meters of gas (GSM3) in place, beside to associate condensates, was discovered in July this year and put into production after only two months; it currently produces more than 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). The production from the new well will start-up by the end of November.
Within 2015, Nooros field will produce 30,000 boepd and is expected to reach a plateau of 70,000 boepd in the first half of 2016. The gas and condensates are sent to the Abu Madi's treatment plant, about 25 kilometers from the discovery, and then routed in the Egyptian network.