We support them with water, gas and waste treatment technologies and services to boost their performance, to secure their operations, while limiting their environmental footprint. The fractured and altered precambrian basement rocks are the most prolific reservoirs in the. The three fields are located in separate blocks that were formerly part of the south ghara exploration acreage. Amoco has been producing oil from the gulf of suez, in conjunction with gupco, since 1967. Out tailormade technical solutions help oil and gas companies around the world meet rising standards for water treatment quality and. A conflicting report by al arabiya puts the transaction value at usd 850 million, although the source of the figure remains unclear. The gulf was formed within a relatively young but now inactive gulf of suez rift rift basin, dating back about 26 million years. Although egypt is not a member of opec, it is a member of the organization of arab petroleum exporting countries commercial quantities of oil were first found in 1908, and more petroleum was found in the late 1930s along the gulf of suez. Sea of calm is a gulf at the northern end of the red sea, to the west of the sinai peninsula.
It is represented by an elongated graben about 300 km long and 30 km wide between the sinai peninsula and the eastern desert of egypt. The production capacity of the 2 wells of akhen field. Reservoir characterization of belayim formation, gulf of suez. The morgan oil field is an oil field located in the gulf of suez.
The area of study, ras ghara, is located on the southern part of the gulf of suez, 30 km to the south of eltor city. Gulf of suez rift has been studied by detailed field map ping and structural and sedimentological analysis mc. Structure, sedimentation, and basin dynamics during. The proposed area of study located in belayim land oil field which considers one of the oldest oil fields in the gulf of suez. Total potential resources in the block exceed 200 mmbo. The northern end of the red sea is branches into two forks by the sinai peninsula, creating the gulf of suez in the west and the gulf of aqaba to the east. Thomson reuters projects news 16apr2020 oil and gas egypts gupco plans to raise output to 77,000 bpd in fy2021. The egyptian general petroleum corporations egpc chairman, abed ezz, said that 60 new discoveries had been realized during the previous fiscal year in the fields of petroleum and natural gas, adding that two new discoveries will be announced soon. Appraisal drilling wells ee 852, 853, and 854 confirmed the presence of a major field with an estimated 700 million bbl of oil in place. Pdf evaluation of source rocks and hydrocarbon potential of. The gulf of suez is the most prolific and prospective oil province in. Around 30 species of pteridophytic spores, 26 species of angiosperm pollen, 24 species of gymnosperm pollen and 27 species of dinoflagellate cysts have been. Pdf biomarkers characteristics of crude oils from some. Radioactivity and reservoir characteristics of lower miocene rocks in belayim marine oil field, gulf of suez, egypt by ibrahim mohammad moustafa alalfy m.
The shoab ali, gh 376 and hilal fields are situated in the gulf of suez to the south of the gupco merged area. This work was done while the author was on parttime appointment with panamericanu. Source rock evaluation for hydrocarbon generation in halal oilfield, southern gulf of suez, egypt article pdf available in egyptian journal of petroleum 253. Ipr and ovl are in the first phase three years of exploration in north ramadan and have 2 remaining exploratory wells and acquisition of 3d seismic. Abstract the presentday gulf of suez basin was initiated during the. The gulf of suez province is highly faulted and corresponds to a continental rift, which started in evolution at the beginning of the miocene times. Gulf of suez qaa plain 20710102 hypothetical description. Sinai1, sinai2, sinai3, sinai4, gmalef1, gmdal1, gmdal2, gmgem1, gmhaa1 and gm4 scattered in the oil field.
Radioactivity and reservoir characteristics of lower miocene. It is located along the western coast of the gulf of suez, about 10 km north of the gharib oil field and approximately 40 km north of the ras shukheir oil field. Subsurface geological setting and reservoir characterization. It stretches some 300 kilometres 190 mi north by northwest, terminating at the egyptian city of suez and the entrance to the suez canal. This study evaluates the petroleum potential of source rocks in the prerift upper cretaceous eocene succession at the belayim oilfields in the central gulf of suez basin. The discovery of the largest oil field in the gulf of suez. The study area is located offshore of the western side of the gulf of suez, 3. Sequence stratigraphy of the raha formation, bakr oil field. This basin contains more than 80 oil fields, with reserves ranging from. A comprehensive formation evaluation has been applied through number of crossplots and use their output parameters as in put data for interactive petrophysics software in. The field is operated by the gulf of suez petroleum. Gulf of suez petroleum company gupco, egypt company. It began production in 1966 and produces oil and natural gas.
Geochemical evaluation of belayim marine oil field using toc and rock eval pyrolysis investigations for a total of 19 cutting samples 9 samples covering nubiab formation from well bm57, and. Pdf source rock evaluation for hydrocarbon generation in. Accommodation zones and tectonostratigraphy of the gulf of suez. East zeit field is located in the southern part of the gulf of suez province offshore figure 1.
It represented a continuation of the red sea rift until breakup occurred in the middle miocene, with most of the displacement on the newly developed red sea spreading centre being accommodated by the dead sea transform. Rare occurrences of basaltic dikes that cut and flows that are interstratified with the oldest synrift strata, a basal red bed sequence abu zenimanakheil formations, suggest that. Pdf an organic geochemical characterization of crude oils. The present study aims to evaluate the source rocks based on the. Petroleum system modelling and identification of promising oil and. The current study presents a fully qualitative palynological investigation carried out on the raha formation encountered from three wells in the bakr oil field of the gulf of suez, egypt. The gas operation map of gupco includes hapi field and akhen field which is located 50 km from the mediterranean shore and 5 km from the rig hapi. The consortium holds two concessions in the gulf of suez namely ras budran field gos east concession, zeit bay and ras fanar fields gos west concession, in addition to one. Reservoir quality of nullipore formation, ras fanar oil. Suco has been established since 1979, its activities included exploration and production of oil, natural gas, condensates and lpg in gulf of suez and delta regions. It was discovered in 1965 and developed by gulf of suez petroleum company. This basin contains more than 80 oil fields, with reserves ranging from 50 bbl to less than 1 million bbl.
The most prolific and prospective oil province in egypt is the gulf of suez basin. Map of gulf of suez, gulf of suez location facts, major. Dea granted extension for producing gulf of suez oil fields. The gulf of suez is located between the sinai peninsula and the eastern desert of egypt. Reservoir characterization of belayim formation, gulf of. Geology and habitat of oil in ras budran field, gulf of suez, egypt. Basement reservoir in zeit bay oil field, gulf of suez. Petrophysical, seismic structural and facies analysis of the miocene reservoirs of east morgan oil field, gulf of suez, egypt article pdf available in arabian journal of geosciences 79. The bof is one of the most productive oil fields in the gulf of suez province in egypt. Mar 28, 2012 glenside, australia oil has started flowing from the ns377 field in the north shadwan concession in the shallow water gulf of suez, offshore egypt. The gulf is linked to the mediterranean sea by the suez canal north and is an. Reservoir quality of nullipore formation, ras fanar oil field.
Belayim land field is located in the eastern coast of the gulf of suez between longitudes 33. Production is connected via a tiein to petrobels nearby ras ghara oil facility, before passing through a pipeline to the main petreco oil center at abu rudeis, 120 km 74 mi to the north. Source rock evaluation and organic geochemistry of belayim. Gupco operates the fields on behalf of the torsina joint venture company. July oil field is one of the most prolific fiel ds on th e gulf of suez. Organic geochemical and palynofacies investigations were carried out on 65. Spectrometry and reservoir characteristics of rudeis. Pdf source rock evaluation and organic geochemistry of. Egypt 2019 concessions and licences gulf of suez the. Petrophysical investigations to both rudeis and kareem. Suez oil company suco has concluded drilling zb24 st1, a new developmental well in the companys zeit bay development lease in the eastern desert. Source rock evaluation for hydrocarbon generation in halal.
Fortyfive wells from eight platforms in approximately 58 m 190 ft of water drain over. Hamburg, germany egypt has agreed to extend deas concessions for the offshore ras budran and zeit bay oil fields in the gulf of suez until mid2022 the companys general manager sameh sabry signed the new agreement in the presence of tarek elmolla, egyptian minister of petroleum and mineral resources. Sedimentology and reservoir characteristics of sidri member, belayim land oil field, gulf of suez. Pdf evaluation of source rocks and hydrocarbon potential. Along the midline of the gulf is the boundary between africa and asia. Saqqara was a very important discovery for gupco in 2003. Petroleum geology and potential hydrocarbon plays in the gulf. Natural gas processing gas to liquids process suez oil.
The gulf of suez gos is a failed rift located north of the triple junction formed by it and the gulf of aden and the red sea. Application of interval seismic velocities for predrill pore. Landsat imagery of the red sea gulf of suez, gulf of aden rift. The expected instructions from an exploration manager, to stop drilling and abandon a well where the bit hits the precambrian basement, no longer applies. Source rock evaluation and organic geochemistry of belayim marine oil field, gulf of suez, egypt mohamed abu alatta a, ghalib ibrahim issa b, mohammed a. Gulf of suez oil discovery north ramadan oil field.
Suez oil company, the joint venture company for a consortium that consists of dea and the egyptian general petroleum corporation, is operating four oil and gas fields. Bp and gdf suez discover new north sea oil field bbc news. Palynology of the cenomanian raha formation, gulf of suez. These oil accumulations are present both in the pregraben and grabenfill cycles which are separated by oligocene tectonic phase, hitherto considered to be responsible for differentiation and formation of oil traps. The stratigraphy and petroleum geology of numerous oil and gas fields in the gulf of suez was published by the egyptian general petroleum corporation egpc. The gulf of suez, an important shipping route for oil and other products, lies along the edges of the. Thermal maturity and hydrocarbon generation of the dawi. October field, the third largest oil field in egypt, produced over 420 million bbl of oil from its discovery in 1977 until january 1991. It is one of the oldest known hydrocarbon provinces in the world with reports of natural seeps going back to pharonic time. This basin contains more than 80 oil fields, with reserves ranging from 50 to less than 1 million bbl, in reservoirs of precambrian to quaternary age. The lithostratigraphic units in the gulf of suez can be subdivided into three megasequences. Pdf geomagnetic study of gulf of suez rift basin and its. The gulf of suez rift is a continental rift zone that was active between the late oligocene ca. To date, more than 40 oil fields with an estimated 25billion bbl of oil in place have been discovered in the gulf of suez, egypt.
October field, gulf of suez, egypt 462 t emperature and maturity calibration of the kitchen well octps2 results in a present day heat flow of 79. In their comprehensive overview of gos oil fields, published by the egyptian general petroleum company. Gupco mission as defined by the concession agreement is to carry out. Suez experts work closely with you to drive success for your specific oil and gas operations. The gulf of suez formed as the northern segment of the late oligoceneearly miocene red sea rift. A brief history of the exploration history of the gulf of suez, egypt. Gulf of suez, arabic khalij assuways, northwestern arm of the red sea between africa proper west and the sinai peninsula east of egypt. The gulf of suez basin is an abandoned miocene rift part of the red sea rift system between the northeastern egypt deserts and the sinai peninsula, which includes shallow. The proposed loan would finance part of the foreign exchange costs of a project for gathering, processing and transporting associated gas from oil fields in the gulf of suez which is presently being flared. The far northern end of the red sea is divided into two parts gulfs by the sinai peninsula. The gulf of suez is a relatively young rift basin, dating back 40 million years. The gulf of suez in egypt has a northnorthwestsouthsoutheast orientation and is located at the junction of the african and arabian plates where it separates the northeast african continent from the sinai peninsula.
The amocogupco gos oil fields produce over 300,000 barrels of oil per day and the. The sedimentary sequence in the studied area ranges in age from. Sep 20, 2019 egpc 1996 gulf of suez oil fields a comprehensive overview. It has excellent hydrocarbon potential, with the prospective sedimentary basin area measuring approximately 19,000 km 2, and it is considered as the most prolific oil province. Integrated 1d basin modeling was applied to evaluate the thermal history of the sedimentary sequence of the belayim marine oil field, with the thermal calibration to available maturation, data from multiple wells drilled in the belayim marine oil. Pdf hydrocarbon exploration and tectonic evolution of belayim. The operation comes in the context of sucos development plan for the 20112012 fiscal year.
Biomarkers characteristics of crude oils from some oilfields in the gulf of suez, egypt article pdf available in petroleum science 611. The biological marker patterns of crude oils are commonly used for oiloil and oilsource rock correlations. State of oil pollution and management in suez gulf region table of contents v list of figures figure 21 project area figure 22 environmental sensitivities in suez canal zone figure 31 contribution sources of oil pollution in world figure 32 ports in governorate of. Morgan oil fields which, together with ramadan field, account for over 39% of the oil reserves in egypt. Abu alatta and others published hydrocarbon exploration and tectonic evolution of belayim marine oil field, gulf of suez, egypt. Mubasher 16feb2020 oil and gas dragon oil completes acquisition of bps stake in gupco. The total proven reserves of the belayim oil field are around 2. Gulf of suez petroleum company currently produces nearly 60,000 bpd. Gupco 34,550 followers on linkedin gupco was formed on july 31, 1965 after the discovery of elmorgan offshore oil field. It has an nnwsse orientation, and its sedimentary basin covers an area of. It began production in 1962 and produces oil and natural gas. The length of the gulf, from its mouth at the strait of jubal to its head at the city of suez, is 195 miles 314 km, and it varies in width from 12 to 20 miles 19 to 32 km. Gupco owns idfu field in the gulf of suez with a production capacity of 20 to 25 thousand barrels of oil daily with an expected reserves of 30 million barrels of oil. It stretches almost 300 km north by northeast, terminating at the egyptian city of suez and the entrance to the suez canal.
Situated to the east of the sinai peninsula is the smaller gulf of aqaba. Giant oil fields of the world presentation aim industrial contact day monday 23rd may 2005. It is the northernmost giant oil field in the gulf of suez rift basin. Pdf hydrocarbon generation and charging in the october. Biomarker characteristics of crude oils from ashrafi and. In the more modern era, oil was first discovered in. This is the egyptian account of discovery for reasons of gaining back the sinai from israel in the camp david accords in 1977. A brief history of the exploration history of the gulf of. It has the sixthlargest proved oil reserves in africa. This high resolution pdf of the suez region of egypt shows the concessions and licences in the gulf of suez see egypt 2019 concessions and licences for all the other blocks and licences. Jan 14, 2020 emirates national oil company enoc subsidiary dragon oil has wrapped up its acquisition of bps gulf of suez assets for usd 500 million, the oil ministry said in a statement.
The gulf was formed within a relatively young but now inactive gulf of suez rift rift. The petroleum geology of ihe gulf of suez onepetro. The belayim oil field is an oil field located in the gulf of suez. Gupco is responsible for oil and gas production in the gulf of suez, the western desert and the nile delta.
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