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Kuwait Energy Egypt makes
EGYPT ANGOL A
Eni makes three small oil commercial discovery at Mermaid wins contracts

and gas discoveries in Abu Sennan licence in Thailand, Angola and
Western Desert Kuwait Energy Egypt has submitted a notice Saudi Arabia
of commercial discovery following production
Italy’s Eni has made three oil and gas discover- from the AR-C reservoir in the ASX-1X explora- Mermaid Maritime (MML), a leading inter-
ies in Egypt’s Western Desert with unproven tion well in the Abu Sennan licence, 7 km north national subsea services company, has secured
reserves estimated at 50mn barrels of oil equiv- of the producing Al Jahraa field in Egypt’s West- multiple contracts in Thailand, Angola and
alent (boe), the Ministry of Petroleum said in ern Desert, partner United Oil & Gas said in a Saudi Arabia with a combined value of approx-
a statement. The oil and gas were found in the press release on October 19. imately $120mn.
Meleiha and South West Meleiha concession The well reached a total depth of 4,272 metres The Thai company, which is listed on the
areas of the Western Desert with a daily produc- ahead of schedule and under-budget. Prelim- Singapore Exchange, did not provide a coun-
tion rate of 6,000 boepd. inary results suggest the well encountered a try-by-country breakdown of the value of the
In June 2020, Eni signed an agreement with combined total net pay of at least 10 metres contracts. But in Angola, MML recently won a
the Egyptian government, Egyptian General across several reservoir intervals, including 3-year survey project with options to extend to
Petroleum Corp. (EGPC) and Russia’s Lukoil the primary reservoir targets of the AR-C Abu provide survey services on board client-supplied
for the merger of the concessions of Meleiha and Roash formation. Production has commenced vessels in the region.
Meleiha Deep in Egypt’s Western Desert and from the AR-C reservoir with initial gross rates “The recent award of a long-term survey
their extension to 2036, with the possibility of of 870 barrels per day (191 bpd net), achieved on scope in Angola is part of a strategic expansion
reaching further to 2041. Eni, through its subsid- a 64/64-inch choke. of the global footprint of MML by our new man-
iary International Egyptian Oil Co., holds a 38% BNA, October 26 2021 agement,” chief executive Chalermchai Mahagit-
interest in the Mellieha concession, while Lukoil siri said in an October 19 statement.
holds 12% and EGPC 50%. BNA, October 23 2021
BNA, October 27 2021 GABON
Egypt to continue supplying Lamprell secures rig KENYA

Lebanon with natural gas at conversion contract from OLA brings new LPG
the expense of LNG exports BW Energy for Gabon cylinder-filling plant

Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla offshore project online in Nairobi
met with his Lebanese counterpart Walid Fayad
to discussion arrangements for the delivery of Lamprell has been awarded a major contract OLA Energy Kenya has started commercial
Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon via the Arab from BW Energy (Norway) for the conversion operations at a new LPG cylinder-filling plant
Gas Pipeline, the ministry said in a statement. of a rig that will be used offshore Gabon. The that cost $360,555 to build in Nairobi’s Indus-
The two ministers followed up on the course of service company said on October 25 that the trial Area.
the intensive meetings held by executives from scope of work would involve the conversion of The new facility in Nairobi, the main com-
the oil and gas sector in both countries via video BW Energy’s Hibiscus Alpha jack-up rig into an mercial hub of the East African country, will
conference to finalise all the details related to the offshore production facility. handle up to 650 tonnes of LPG monthly. As
agreements for the supply of natural gas and to “We are honoured to have been selected by such, it will double OLA’s capacity to meet
agree on a gas delivery timetable. BW Energy for this major rig conversion,” CEO growing domestic demand for the fuel, which is
The 10bn cubic metre capacity Arab Gas Christopher McDonald was quoted as saying in a cleaner source of energy for cooking than tra-
Pipeline runs from the city of el-Arish in Egypt a company press release. “Lamprell offers many ditional fuels such as wood or charcoal.
to Aqaba in Jordan. It continues north to Rehab, decades of experience executing such work OLA’s Operations Manager Franklin Nubi
where it supplies gas to Jordanian power plants scopes and we forward to working with our said the new plant in Nairobi had been outfitted
before continuing to Syria, where it crosses the client to deliver a first-class asset safely over the with machinery that has advanced technologi-
boarder and connects with the city of Homs with coming months.” cal capabilities and intelligent features capable
an extension to the Lebanese city of Tripoli. Lamprell, a London-listed provider of ser- of detecting leakages during the cylinder-filling
Egypt plans to stop gas supplies to the LNG vices to the international energy sector, said in process.
export terminal at Idku near Alexandria imme- its statement that it expected to complete the “The plant is fully automated and requires
diately. It will supply gas to the Damietta LNG conversion project in 2022. BW Energy will use minimal human interaction,” he said. “It is able
plant only until the end of this year as it prepares the new production facility to support its Hibis- to detect even the smallest leaks, ensuring abso-
to redirect surplus gas exports to Lebanon via cus-Ruche development project, which targets a lute safety and expanded filling capacity growth
the Arab Gas Pipeline. section of the Dussafu Marin block. of up to 300%.”
BNA, October 27 2021 BNA, October 27 2021 BNA, October 27 2021

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