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Italy\u2019s Edison will begin drilling exploratory wells at its North East Hapi and Theqa concessions in 2H2019, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla said<\/a><\/u>. The company\u2019s studies of the concessions show geological structures that indicate there is a \u201cgood chance\u201d the areas hold natural gas reserves. Edison had signed an USD 86 mn<\/a><\/u> agreement with EGAS in January 2017 for E&P operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Italy\u2019s Edison will begin drilling exploratory wells at its North East Hapi and Theqa concessions in 2H2019, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla said. The company\u2019s studies of the concessions show geological structures that indicate there is a \u201cgood chance\u201d the areas hold natural gas reserves. 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