Zohr's discovery reflects Eni’s recent strategy to focus on overlooked plays in areas — ideally close to its existing infrastructure — that are believed to be mature, writes Iain Esau.
If a discovery is made, the operator will progress as quickly as possible towards first production.
Eni chief executive Claudio Descalzi told analysts in the US late last year that Zohr was discovered in a block where former operators had drilled 11 unsuccessful exploration wells.
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