Among the recent exploration agreements signed between the Egyptian state-agency EGAS and IOCs for the exploration of gas in the Med. Sea, BP (90%) with partner Tharwa (10%) has been awarded the North El Sallum Offshore block. It is understood that the block corresponds to Block 1 expected to be on offer as part of the West Med. Sea Bid Round canceled in early Q1 2020 (separate articles).  The block, which lies at the junction between the Northern Egypt Basin, Herodotus Basin, Mediterranean Ridge and Jabal Akhdar Uplift is a frontier area. It only includes one exploratory well, Sidi Barani 1, P&A as a dry hole, spudded by Phillips in 1976 in 50 m of water depth. The well reached a TD of 4,394 m and had objectives in the Cretaceous and Jurassic series.
Among the recent exploration agreements signed between the Egyptian state-agency EGAS and IOCs for the exploration of gas in the Med. Sea, BP (90%) with partner Tharwa (10%) has been awarded the North El Sallum Offshore block. It is understood that the block corresponds to Block 1 expected to be on offer as part of the West Med. Sea Bid Round canceled in early Q1 2020. The block, which lies at the junction between the Northern Egypt Basin, Herodotus Basin, Mediterranean Ridge and Jabal Akhdar Uplift is a frontier area. 