In brief
Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum reported a promising natural‑gas discovery in the Temsah offshore block, estimating 200 billion cubic feet of recoverable gas. Technical studies are underway to determine production potential, while a 22‑km pipeline proposal aims to fast‑track delivery to the existing Abu Madi‑El Gamil network. Eni, Woodside and Petrobel are key operators.
On Friday, Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced that drilling at an exploration well in the Temsah concession, an offshore oil and gas block in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, had yielded a promising gas reservoir, initially estimated at roughly 200 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
The ministry said fresh drilling and evaluation work identified a gas‑bearing layer with favorable petrophysical properties and a net thickness of about 15 m in true vertical depth. Technical and reservoir studies remain in progress to assess recoverable reserves, production potential and to prepare a development and production plan.
The Temsah concession is operated by Italy’s Eni in partnership with Australia’s Woodside, and the drilling was carried out by Petrobel, the joint venture between Eni and the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation. The operators intend to accelerate development by connecting the well to the existing Abu Madi‑El Gamil pipeline with a 22‑kilometre line that would use current infrastructure.
According to the ministry, the pipeline would reduce the time required to bring the discovery into production and support Egypt’s domestic natural‑gas output. The project’s planning phase also includes detailed assessments of how the new supply will integrate with the national network and its impact on supply reliability.
While the initial estimates are encouraging, the final recoverability of the reservoir will depend on the outcomes of the ongoing technical studies, which the ministry is monitoring closely.
