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Annual Report
In the second half of 2012, chairman of Kuwait Gulf Oil Company
said that investment and technical decisions will be concluded on
July 2013 for what would be the world
’
s largest steamflood in old
Wafra heavy Oil Field in the Divided Zone between Kuwait and
Saudi Arabia. Wafra has produced crude heavier than 22º API since
the 1950s. Primary production has achieved a recovery factor of
about 10%. KGOC and Chevron which manages Saudi Divided Zone
interests, conducted a cyclic- steam test in 1990, a 5- spot thermal-
recovery pilot in 2005, and a 49- well pilot in 2009, one of the project
complications is high salt content of the crude
i
.
In
Libya
, Eni has started drilling the A1-108/4 well in Sirte
Basin marking the restart of its onshore exploration activities in the
country.
The well, which is located 300 km to the south of Benghazi, is
planned to reach a total depth of 4,419 m. The company will test a
new geological play in the EPSA 2008 contract area, as part of an
onshore drilling program in Libya that Eni will look to continue into
2013.
In
Egypt
, the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)
launched an international bid round for exploration blocks in the
Mediterranean Sea and Nile Delta Basins
ii
. A total of 57,300 sq km
was on offer, comprising 15 blocks: 2 onshore and 13 offshore. Some
available data about the blocks are shown in
Table (A)
:
i
Oil and Gas Journal, 4/6/2012
ii
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, Official website, 2/7/2012
