{"id":636892,"date":"2017-11-02T03:50:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T03:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/"},"modified":"2017-11-02T03:50:53","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T03:50:53","slug":"drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting drilling in Shell\u2019s Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, a source at EGAS <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Story\/351488\/59\/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A9-%C2%AB%D8%A8%C2%BB---%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%82%D8%AA\">told Al Mal<\/a>. The source says preparations for drilling are underway, but that they have not begun yet. The project, which involves the drilling of <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/02\/05\/molla-in-talks-with-petronas-over-borollos-gas-field-phase-9b\/\">eight new wells<\/a> to add capacity of 387 mcf\/d. BG Egypt, before being acquired by Shell, <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2016\/05\/11\/bg-shell-reach-agreement-with-govt-on-pricing-for-phase-9b-gas\/\">had suspended<\/a> work on Phase 9A+ and 9B in March 2016 after the government rejected paying USD 7.00 per mmBtu for Phase 9B.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting drilling in Shell\u2019s Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, a source at EGAS told Al Mal. The source says preparations for drilling are underway, but that they have not begun yet. The project, which involves the drilling of eight new wells to add capacity of 387 mcf\/d. BG Egypt, before being acquired [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7207],"tags":[93,72],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-636892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy","tag-energy","tag-enterpriseam","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"ccbd6e89-ff62-4fc8-a0fc-a006e1758c1a","order":"0","is_powered_by":true,"section_story_id":"69d90134-6cb8-4b26-8e10-a91650c3e02c","story_type":"1","photo_url":"","photo_position":"above","related_issue":[636862],"teaser":"","voice_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says - EnterpriseAM Egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Starting drilling in Shell\u2019s Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, a source at EGAS told Al Mal. The source says preparations for drilling are underway, but that they have not begun yet. The project, which involves the drilling of eight new wells to add capacity of 387 mcf\/d. BG Egypt, before being acquired [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EnterpriseAM Egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-11-02T03:50:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"enterpriseam admin\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\"},\"headline\":\"Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-11-02T03:50:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/\"},\"wordCount\":90,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"energy\",\"EnterpriseAM\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Energy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/\",\"name\":\"Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says - EnterpriseAM Egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-11-02T03:50:53+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"description\":\"The State of the Nation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EnterpriseAM\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg\",\"caption\":\"EnterpriseAM\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d\",\"name\":\"enterpriseam admin\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says - EnterpriseAM Egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says","og_description":"Starting drilling in Shell\u2019s Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, a source at EGAS told Al Mal. The source says preparations for drilling are underway, but that they have not begun yet. The project, which involves the drilling of eight new wells to add capacity of 387 mcf\/d. BG Egypt, before being acquired [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/","og_site_name":"EnterpriseAM Egypt","article_published_time":"2017-11-02T03:50:53+00:00","author":"enterpriseam admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"enterpriseam admin"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/"},"author":{"name":"enterpriseam admin","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d"},"headline":"Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says","datePublished":"2017-11-02T03:50:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/"},"wordCount":90,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"keywords":["energy","EnterpriseAM"],"articleSection":["Energy"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/","name":"Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says - EnterpriseAM Egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-11-02T03:50:53+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/11\/02\/drilling-phase-9b-wells-is-a-matter-of-time-source-says\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Drilling Phase 9B wells is a matter of time, source says"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#website","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","name":"EnterpriseAM","description":"The State of the Nation","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#organization","name":"EnterpriseAM","url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ent.news\/internal\/240894.svg","caption":"EnterpriseAM"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/#\/schema\/person\/ca597032db7e4db868359c123cec256d","name":"enterpriseam admin","sameAs":["http:\/\/enterpriseam.testing.projectsarea.com"],"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"enterpriseam admin","author_link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/author\/enterpriseam\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":651114,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/02\/05\/molla-in-talks-with-petronas-over-borollos-gas-field-phase-9b\/","url_meta":{"origin":636892,"position":0},"title":"Molla in talks with Petronas over Borollos gas field phase 9B","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"5 February 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla discussed the USD 950 mn plan to develop phase 9B of the Borollos gas field with the head of Malaysia\u2019s Petronas on Saturday, Al Borsa reported. The project involves drilling eight new wells with a daily capacity of 387 mcf.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Energy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Energy","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/industries\/energy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":651814,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/02\/21\/shell-petronas-begin-working-on-borollos-gas-field-9b\/","url_meta":{"origin":636892,"position":1},"title":"Shell, Petronas begin working on Borollos gas field 9B","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"21 February 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Shell and Malaysia\u2019s Petronas have begun working on phase 9B of the Borollos gas field, an unnamed EGAS official tells Al Shorouk. The USD 950 mn project involves drilling eight new wells with a daily capacity of 387 mcf. BG, since acquired by Shell, had suspended work on phase 9A+\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Energy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Energy","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/industries\/energy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":648086,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/28\/eni-finishes-drilling-all-wells-in-first-phase-of-zohr\/","url_meta":{"origin":636892,"position":2},"title":"Eni finishes drilling all wells in first phase of Zohr","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"28 May 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Italy\u2019s Eni has completed drilling work on all eight wells of phase one of the Zohr gas field, an Oil Ministry official tells Al Shorouk. The company is currently focusing on setting up the pipeline that will transport the gas to the refineries, the official added.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Energy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Energy","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/industries\/energy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":573019,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/07\/16\/wepco-to-add-2-new-drilling-wells-to-production-line-for-usd-12-mn\/","url_meta":{"origin":636892,"position":3},"title":"WEPCO to add 2 new drilling wells to production line for USD 12 mn","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"16 July 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The Western Desert Operating Petroleum Co. (WEPCO) will add two new drilling wells to its production line which includes the Badr-1 and EDC 9 natural gas wells at a cost of USD 12 mn, Chairman Ibrahim Masoud announced during a tour of the site on Monday, Youm7 reports. The report\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Energy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Energy","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/industries\/energy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":639499,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/10\/30\/first-phase-wells-in-zohr-drilled-production-schedule-on-track\/","url_meta":{"origin":636892,"position":4},"title":"First phase wells in Zohr drilled, production schedule on track","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"30 October 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The first phase of drilling operations in wells at the supergiant Zohr gas field have concluded, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla announced, according to Ahram Gate. The project remains on track to begin production before year-end.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Energy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Energy","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/industries\/energy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/internal\/536550.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":589749,"url":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/07\/09\/shell-to-drill-three-new-wells-at-its-offshore-mediterranean-concession\/","url_meta":{"origin":636892,"position":5},"title":"Shell to drill three new wells at its offshore Mediterranean concession","author":"enterpriseam admin","date":"9 July 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Our annual production of natural gas is expected to hit 6 tn cubic feet by 2025","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Energy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Energy","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/category\/industries\/energy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/7\/245.jpg?fit=%2C&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636892\/revisions"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue\/636862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636892"},{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=636892"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=636892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}