Eni SpA has resumed exploration in Block 16/4 in waters northwest of Libya after a five-year pause, the North African nation’s Nationwide Oil Corp (NOC) mentioned.
“This comeback contains re-entering the exploratory properly C1-16/4 (also called BESS-3), the place drilling operations have been beforehand halted in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic”, the NOC mentioned in a press launch.
The Ensco rig 4005 reached 1,012 toes earlier than being decommissioned April 2020, in keeping with the NOC.
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Saipem SpA, majority owned by Eni, is restarting the marketing campaign with the Scarabeo-9 rig to succeed in the goal complete depth of 10,520 toes, the NOC mentioned.
The properly sits in Contract Space D, previously MN 41, in waters about 743 meters (2,437.66 toes) deep. The properly is round 15 kilometers (9.32 miles) from the Bahr Essalam fuel area and roughly 95 kilometers from Libya’s coast, the NOC mentioned.
In different Libyan actions, Eni reported Could 5 the Sabratha Compression mission, which can assist Bahr Essalam, is scheduled to be accomplished by year-end.
In the meantime a mission to revamp the infrastructure of the Bouri offshore fuel area is ready to be accomplished 2026. The mission entails the set up of an roughly 5,000-metric ton restoration module onto the present DP4 offshore facility and the laying of 28 kilometers of pipelines connecting the DP3, DP4 and Sabratha platforms, in keeping with Saipem. Saipem gained the engineering, procurement, development and set up contract, valued about $1 billion, as introduced by Saipem August 9, 2023.
“Lastly, the contracting technique for Buildings A&E is in execution, and the drilling of wells began in April”, Eni mentioned Could 5. The mission will increase the sphere’s fuel manufacturing and construct a carbon dioxide seize and storage plant on the Mellitah built-in oil and fuel processing complicated, in keeping with Eni.
“Eni is the main worldwide fuel producer in Libya. The common fairness manufacturing was 176,000 barrels of oil equal per day in 2024”, Eni added.
Bahr Essalam and Bouri, in addition to the Abu Attifel, El Really feel and Wafa fields, are operated by Mellitah Oil & Gasoline BV, equally owned between Eni and the NOC.
Elsewhere in Libya, Eni in 2023 lifted a power majeure declaration on the onshore A and B and the offshore C exploration blocks.
“Drive majeure, declared in 2014, was revoked following the completion by Eni of a safety danger evaluation to evaluate the safety situations within the areas the place the exploration program can be carried out; this research yielded constructive outcomes”, Eni mentioned in an announcement August 3, 2023.
On October 26, 2024, the NOC mentioned Eni had began exploring space B of the Ghadames Basin. The primary properly, A1-96/3 or the Hasheem Prospect, is about 35 kilometers from the Wafa area, in keeping with the NOC.
Eni and BP PLC every personal 42.5 % within the A, B and C blocks. The Libyan Funding Authority holds 15 %.
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