Chevron drills new well at Nargis gas field offshore Egypt with Stena Forth

Chevron spudded a new development well at the Nargis natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt using Stena Drilling’s Stena Forth drillship.

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi inspected drilling operations from aboard the Stena Forth, which arrived in Egyptian waters ahead of the campaign. Chevron operates the Nargis field in partnership with Eni, Mubadala Energy and Tharwa Petroleum Company.

The Nargis field was discovered in late 2022 and holds an estimated 3.5 tcf of natural gas. Badawi said the new well forms part of the ministry’s strategy to accelerate development of undeveloped gas discoveries and bring them into the national production network.