Offshore Egypt: ENI/BP Venture Sees First Gas

New gas production has begun offshore Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. Partners on the Ras El Barr concession achieved first gas from the Seth field. The partners of the Ras El Barr license are ENI (50%), through its subsidiary IEOC, and BP (50%) as operator. ENI reported that after an initial ramp-up phase, the field will produce approximately 4.8 Mmcm/d.

The Seth project, whose construction and operation has been assigned by ENI and BP to Petrobel, a JV between IEOC and state-run company EGPC, consists of a platform placed at a water depth of 80 meters, two production wells, and a pipeline of 11 km. The pipeline links the platform to the onshore processing facility in El Gamil, which handles around 20% of the gas produced in Egypt, through the existing transport network.