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CHAPTER TWO
Developments of Energy Resourrces
In Q3 2012, BP Egypt announced the “Taurt North” and “Seth
South” gas discoveries in the North El Burg offshore concession,
in Nile Delta
i
. These were the fourth and fifth discoveries made by
BP in the concession following “Satis-1” and “Satis-3”. The two
wells were drilled in water depths of 110 and 78 m respectively. The
wireline logs, fluid samples and pressure data confirmed the presence
of gas in one Pleistocene interval in “Taurt North” and two “Plio-
Pleistocene” intervals in “Seth South”.
British Gas (BG) has made a new gas discovery offshore at the
block (8B) of Al Burj offshore concession in the Mediterranean, the
Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum said. The discovery is about 5.2 km
northeast of Ras Al-Bar in water depth of 11 m. The well was drilled
to a depth of 2,775 m into the Miocene stratum following a detailed
3D seismic study. The gas discovery at “Harmatan Deep-1” was
expected to flow at 39 million standard cubic feet per day, with 1,039
barrels per day of associated condensate. Reserves were estimated at
123 billion cubic feet of gas and 6.1 million barrels of condensate
ii
.
The discovery is the first for BG, which operates the concession and
controls 70% of it. Petronas holds the remaining 30%.
By late 2012, Dana Gas said it was preparing a development plan
for a discovery of 4- 6 billion cubic feet of gas in place, its second
2012 and its 23
rd
since 2006 in Egypt’s onshore Nile Delta. “West
Sama-1” discovery is near the “Sama-1” and “Sama-2” dry gas
discoveries in the Mio- Pliocene Abu Madi Formation. The latest
new field discovery came after the announcement of commencement
of Dana Gas’ joint- venture, the Egyptian Bahrain Gas Derivatives
Co. NGL extraction plant at Ras Shukheir. Dana Gas produces gas as
i
Oil Voice, 28/8/2012
ii
Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum, official website, 20/7/2012
