Eni has made a significant oil discovery at the Emry Deep exploration prospect, located in the Meleiha Concession, in the Western Desert of Egypt, 180 miles (290 kilometers) south west of Alexandria.

The Emry Deep 1X well led to the discovery of oil and was drilled to a total depth of 11,900 feet (3,628 meters). The well encountered over 250 feet of net pay in multiple good-quality sandstones of the Lower Cretaceous Alam El Bueib Formation. During production tests the well flowed 3,500 barrels of high quality oil (41-degree API) per day and one million standard cubic feet per day of associated gas. The discovery is now estimated to range between 150 and 250 million barrels of oil in place and will require further appraisal drilling.

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