Arab FinanceThe Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced that BP International successfully completed the drilling and well completion work for the two additional wells In the Raven gas field in the Mediterranean Using the Volaris DS 12 drilling ship, which began drilling work during the second half of 2024.
Marine installation work is currently being carried out to connect wells to the existing production networks in the Mediterranean Sea to begin production operations. Engineer Karim Badawy, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, had previously conducted an inspection tour, accompanied by a number of petroleum sector leaders, on July 20, 2024, of the “Volaris DS 12” drilling ship. To determine the progress of drilling work, it is expected that gas production from the two new wells will begin in February 2025, three months before the planned date, thanks to the plan to accelerate drilling operations. And installations.
With the completion of the successful drilling work in the Raven field, today the drilling ship “Volaris DS12” will move from the Raven field to begin exploratory drilling work in the King area of BP in the Mediterranean Sea. The drilling work aims to search for natural gas in the lower Miocene layer, and it is expected to reach… To the reservoir by the end of February 2025.
The King exploration area is distinguished by its proximity to facilities and marine pipelines belonging to BP within the West Nile Delta project. If the exploration process is successful, this exploratory well will be linked to the current production facilities, allowing the addition of new quantities to production within the Ministry’s strategy to enhance local production.
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