ENI on Thursday announced the
start-up of the second production unit (T-1) of the offshore
Zohr project 190 km north of Egypt's Port Said.
The development, which comes just four months after the
launch of production at the natural gas field, increases
installed capacity by 400 million cubic feet per day to 800
million cubic feet per day, a statement said.
Production is planned to reach 2.7 billion cubic feet per day
(cfd) by 2019, ENI added.
Zohr, the largest gas discovery ever made in Egypt and in the
Mediterranean, falls within the Shorouk Block.
ENI holds a 60% stake in the Shorouk Block, Rosneft 30% and
BP 10%.
photo: ENI CEO Claudio Descalzi
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