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the onshore gas processing plant of the West
Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) gas fields in the
Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt and
the Egyptian LNG export terminal (ELNG) in
Idku, east of Alexandria.
The FEED for the Idku Energy Hub project
will explore the benefits of a One Power Hub
concept, integrating the electrical power
systems at the WDDM and ELNG, as opposed
to having two separate systems. It seeks to
increase the power saving and greenhouse gas
abatement benefits of unifying the electrical
Total domestic consumption of natural Leone (PDSL), is pleased to announce an power systems of the onshore plants. The
gas has reached 1.103bn cubic feet (31.2mn extension of the timeframe for the Republic synergies will include optimisation of the
cubic metres), the NOC said, noting that the of Sierra Leone’s 5th Offshore License Round number of running gas turbine generators,
largest consumer of natural gas is the General to accommodate the increased interest from modelling the most efficient operating
Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), International and National Oil Companies mode for both plants, reducing greenhouse
followed by the NOC and the Libyan Iron and and provide them with the time needed to gas emissions and economising the fuel
Steel Company. complete their G&G analysis. consumption in the entire hub.
The return to higher production levels PDSL has announced an extension of This project is part of a wider programme
occurred after nearly three months of the deadline for the submission of a formal between the coalition and the Egyptian
intermittent closures due to protests and bid from Friday September 30th 2022, until Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
political struggles over control of governance, Friday January 27, 2023 at 12:00GMT, to allow aiming to decarbonise existing oil and gas
oil production and exports, which are the interested companies to become pre-qualified facilities across the country and deliver on its
country’s main income source. and to complete their technical evaluation. climate change strategy.
Libya’s output increased after the lifting of This extension is a result of the increased “I am so proud that the oil and gas sector
force majeure at production sites and export interest in the upstream petroleum sector is contributing significantly to achieving top
terminals in mid-July, when the first tankers in West Africa due to the sustained increase strategic goals: accelerating decarbonisation
arrived in Libya to load oil for export. The in the price of crude oil which has created and economising power consumption,” His
declaration of force majeure had severely exploration funding for most companies that Excellency Minister of Petroleum and Mineral
crippled Libya’s crude exports. were unable to raise the needed capital for Resources Eng.Tarek El-Molla said. “I am
In July, Libya’s crude output hit a two-year frontier exploration. pleased that our partners are taking such
low of 650,000 bpd as force majeure was The new timeline will allow interested initiatives to promote these priorities.”
implemented on loadings out of the Es Sider, parties the opportunity to carefully review the “This project is a demonstration of our
Ras Lanuf, Brega and Zueitina terminals, as existing 29,000 line-km 2D and 11,000-km2 commitment to powering progress by
well as production operations at the El-Feel 3D multi-client seismic data and to get the providing more and cleaner energy,” Eng.
and Sharara fields. necessary exploration budget approved to Khaled Kacem, vice president and country
NOC said in August the country’s crude submit a bid for acreage offshore Sierra Leone. chair of Shell Egypt, said. “As partners in
output is expected to reach 2mn bpd within Thereafter, PDSL will issue notice of Egypt’s journey to become a regional energy
the next three to five years as oil production awards to companies whose applications have hub we are also mobilising our efforts
facilities restore their full working capacity been accepted and negotiation completed and expertise to support the country’s
and investments are made in increasing crude with the government to formalise a petroleum energy efficiency ambitions. This is also a
production. license agreement. significant step towards full implementation
The projected increase in Libyan supplies THE PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE OF SIERRA of the decarbonisation Memorandum
may ease some of the pressure on global oil LEONE, September 13, 2022 of Understanding between Shell and the
prices, along with expectations that a nuclear Ministry that was signed earlier this year.”
deal with oil-rich Iran can be reached. BECHTEL, September 08, 2022
BNA/INTELLINEWS, September 11, 2022 PROJECTS & COMPANIES

Shell, EGAS and Petronas Short-term contract
POLICY extension for Petróleo

PDSL pleased to announce award Idku Energy Hub Nautipa
project FEED to Bechtel-led
bid round extension until coalition BW Offshore has entered into a short-term
extension for Petróleo Nautipa, extending
12:00 GMT Friday January Shell Egypt, EGAS and Petronas have production from September 20 to October 4,
2022 ahead of demobilisation.
27, 2023 awarded a front-end engineering and design BW OFFSHORE, September 11, 2022
(FEED) contract to a Bechtel-led coalition
The Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL), that includes Enppi and Petrojet to study
through the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra a proposed unified power system between

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