Apache Makes New Natural Gas Discovery in Egypt

US Apache, in collaboration with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), has made a new natural gas discovery in the Western Desert, following the drilling of the SKAL-1X exploratory well in the South Kalabsha...

Libya’s Sharara Pipeline Fire ‘Contained’

Libya’s NOC on 19 March said it had ‘completely contained’ a fire on the 725km pipeline linking its 300,000 b/d Sharara fields in the southwest to the Zawiya export terminal. “Production is expected to return to ...

Eni Discovers 1tcf Offshore Libya

Italy’s Eni this week announced a 1tcf gas discovery near existing export infrastructure offshore Libya, which will allow fast-track development and tieback. The discovery could not have come at a better time with ener...