The biggest gas find in Egypt, Zohr, has the potential to supply much of the country’s increasing domestic gas demand as well as having an impact on regional gas commercialization plans, new analysis from IHS reveals.

IHS noted that as a result of an imbalance in demand and production, all the gas initially meant for exports has been distributed for use in the domestic market.
“While there are hopes that Egypt’s exports may be revived at some stage, the immediate focus for Zohr will be on the domestic market. Egypt has fast-growing domestic demand and decreasing production at the same time, so the Zohr discovery represents a major source of relief in the context of increasing gas imports,” Mohammed Zine the regional director for Africa at IHS Energy told Oil review Africa.

Meanwhile, Eni has announces the success of the “Nidoco North West 3″ well drilling and the appraisal of “Nidoco NW 2 Dir‘discovery, in the Nooros exploration prospect, located in the Abu Madi West license in the Nile Delta, North of Egypt.
The field, which is estimated to contain about 15 billion standard cubic meters of gas in place, was discovered in July this year and put into production after two months. It currently produces more than 15,000 boe/d.

Production from the new well is to start by the end of November. Within 2015, Nooros field will produce 30,000 boe/d and is expected to reach a plateau of 70,000 boe/d in H1 of 2016. The gas and condensates have been sent to the Abu Madi’s treatment plant, about 25 km from the discovery, and then routed in the Egyptian network.