ENI begins production in Egyptian sub-sea
ENI has started up sub-sea gas production in North Bardawil field, within the North Bardawil Concession, located in
the Mediterranean offshore of Egypt. The expected maximum production rate will be 2.7 mm cmpd, equivalent to approx.
17,000 boepd, of which about 6,000 boepd as ENI equity share.
The companies working in this project are IEOC (ENI's affiliate in Egypt) 60 % and Kufpec (Egypt) (Kuwait Foreign
Petroleum Exploration Co. affiliate in Egypt) 40 %, whereas the operator is Petrobel, a joint operating company made
of Ieoc and EGPC.
The project consists of two sub-sea wells drilled by semi-submersible Rig Scarabeo-4, the installation of 24 km of
sea line in a water depth ranging between 110 and 350 meters, and the tie-back to the existing production platform
Barboni.
ENI has made investments in cutting edge technology since the North Bardawil discovery, in particular in the sub-sea
production system and for the first time in Egypt, it has applied an innovative smart completion system. These
results were made possible through Ieoc, Kufpec with the cooperation of the Ministry of Petroleum and EGPC.
ENI, through its affiliate IEOC, started operating in Egypt in 1955. Today, ENI is the leading international
hydrocarbon producer in the country.
In 2008, Ieoc operated production reached 522,000 boepd, of which 240,000 boepd as equity production.
