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NOC and Eni announce new gas discovery in offshore Block D
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Eni North Africa, the operator of Contract 4/16, have successfully completed the drilling of the exploration well J1-4/16, resulting in a new gas discovery in offshore western Libya, approximately 95 kilometers from the coast.
Drilling was completed to a final depth of 10,458 feet. Tests of the Metlawi reservoir produced flow rates across two tests: 14 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) through a 32/64-inch choke in the first test, and 24 MMcf/d through a 62/64-inch choke in the second.
This well is the final one in fulfilling nine contractual obligations for offshore Contract Block D, as stipulated in the agreement signed in June 2008.