Nooros: a record-breaking field
Eni has enjoyed another great success in its exploration in Egypt.
The journey gas takes
The Nooros field is located in Egypt, offshore the Nile Delta. The gas produced by the seven wells currently operational is sent to Abu Madi to be treated and then added to the national grid. The reservoir was discovered in July 2015 and production started in September of the same year. The secret behind the extremely high production levels. In spring 2018 we reached a production level of 215,000 BOE per day: the highest ever recorded by an Eni field in Egypt in the last 50 years.
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Read the articleAnother triumph for Eni
Following on from Zohr, Eni has enjoyed another great success in its exploration in Egypt. Nooros has reached a gas production rate of 20 million m³ per day in just 13 months, an extraordinary record achieved earlier than expected thanks to the skill of the team involved. In March 2018 Nooros reached a production of 32 million cubic meters per day.
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Read the articleEni's presence in Egypt
Egypt was the first country Enrico Mattei visited and, in 1954, with President Nasser, he signed an agreement to found the Italo-Egyptian company Cope. For the first time a new formula giving the oil-producing country a direct stake in the exploration process was applied – which went down in history as the Mattei Formula. Today our exploration work in Egypt is divided between the Gulf of Suez (oil) and the Nile Delta (gas).
Egypt in numbers
About 70% of Egypt's electricity is fueled by natural gas, with the remainder being fueled by petroleum and renewable energy (mostly hydroelectricity) Egypt's renewable energy sector is still relatively undeveloped despite its vast solar and wind resources. The country is targeting a boost in its renewable energy usage and has proposed that renewable energy account for 20% of its power generation capacity by 2020, of which 12% would be wind, 6% hydro, and 2% solar.
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