RESEARCH & ANALYSIS
ADDRESSING ZOHR FIELD RESOURCES
IN A NEW PROSPECTIVE BY AMINA HUSSEIN, REHAM GAMAL, AND TASNEEM MADI
ZOHR AT A GLANCE ABOUT THE DISCOVERY
FIELD LOCATION & AREA
Discovery Date
Basin
Mediterranean Sea
Concession
Shorouk
Location
190 km north of the city of Port Said
Aug 2015
Field Type
Natural Gas Offshore
THE 1ST DISCOVERY WELL
Zohr 1X NFW
Underwater Depth
CONCESSION AGREEMENT
Name
4,757 feet (1,450 metres)
13,553 feet (4,131 metres) EGAS
Concessionaire
14 | EGYPT OIL & GAS NEWSPAPER
Drilling Depth
Jan 2014 Reservoir Characteristics
Bid Round
Dec 2017
100 km2
Area
2012
Production Start
Agreement Date
Miocene age A deeper Cretaceous upside