Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi, Bob Dudley, CEO of BP, and the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El Molla signed on February 13, 2017, a deed completing the sale to BP of a 10% stake in the Shorouk concession, offshore Egypt.
The signing took place in Cairo in the presence of the Prime Minister Sherif Ismail. Eni and BP 1st agreed on the sale of the concession stake, where the super-giant Zohr gas field is located, in November 2016.
Eni, through its subsidiary IEOC, now holds a 90% stake in the license, while Rosneft has agreed to acquire a 30% stake, subject to the Egyptian governmental approval.
Additionally, Claudio Descalzi has been received by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The meeting follows the one held in January during which Eni’s CEO confirmed that the development of Zohr is progressing very quickly, having been fast tracked, and that the start of production is confirmed for 2017, just 2 year after the discovery was made.
Zohr was discovered by Eni in August of 2015 and, with a total potential of 850 Bcm of gas in place, is the largest natural gas field ever discovered in the Mediterranean.
The project confirms Eni’s sector leading ability in exploration and fast development of the discoveries.
In Egypt, Eni and BP, are also partners in the Nooros field, discovered in July 2015 in the Nile Delta, that is already producing about 25 MMscmd only 15 months after the startup of the field, as well as in Baltim SW field, discovered in June 2016.
The start-up of Baltim SW is expected in 2019.
Eni has been present in Egypt since 1954, operating through its subsidiary IEOC.
The company is the main producer in the country with an equity production of approximately 230,000 boed.
