By early November 2019, the General Petroleum Company (GPC) had successfully completed its North East Abu Sennan 16 (NES 16) exploration well on the GPT development lease of the Abu Sennan PSC, located in the Abu Gharadig Basin. The well is understood to have been a shallower pool test in the North East Abu Sennan oil and gas field. It reached 1,652m TVD, before testing from the Late Cretaceous Abu Roash "G" limestone, at a maximum rate of 1,500 bo/d.  The North East Abu Sennan field was discovered by the company's 2016 NES 1X discovery. The well reached 2,171m TD and had a primary objective in the Late Cretaceous Abu Roash "G" sandstone. It tested at 3,800 bo/d and 1.5 MMcfg/d. GPC operates the concession with 100% equity. 
North East Abu Sennan 16 (NES 16) exploration well on the GPT development lease of the Abu Sennan PSC, located in the Abu Gharadig Basin. The well is understood to have been a shallower pool test in the North East Abu Sennan oil and gas field. It reached 1,652m TVD, before testing from the Late Cretaceous Abu Roash "G" limestone, at a maximum rate of 1,500 bo/d.