Eni and BP have connected to the national grid the first well out of six at the Baltim South West gas field. The connected well has a production capacity of 517 mcm/year (18.25 bcf/year). The companies expect production of the field to reach 5.17 bcm/year (182,5 bcf/year) during the fiscal year with this connection. Eni holds a 50% at the field through its subsidiary IEOC and BP hold the other 50%.
The Baltim South West field is located in the conventional waters of the Nile Delta, 12 km off the coastline. It was discovered in 2016 and is estimated to hold 28 bcm of gas (1,000 bcf). With this field, the gas potential of the so-called “Great Nooros Area” has reached 3 Tcf (85 bcm) of gas in place, of which about 2 Tcf (56 bcm) are in the Nooros field.
