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Cyprus\u2019 energy ministry on Thursday lauded the successful completion of an appraisal well at Cronos-2 in Block 6 of the country\u2019s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) by \u0395ni and TotalEnergies.<\/p>\n
The well. located 160 km off the coast of Cyprus, confirmed the lateral extension of the Cronos-1 discovery, 3 km away, revealing a net reservoir thickness of 115 meters.<\/p>\n
A Drill Steam Test was also carried out, recording the \u201chigh quality of natural gas in the reservoir<\/strong>\u201d as well as its high production capacity estimated to exceed 150 million Standard Cubic Feet per Day (MMSCFD) in production configuration.<\/p>\n Cronos is the third natural gas discovery in Block 6, along with Calypso in 2018 and Zeus in 2022.<\/p>\n \u2018Discoveries will accelerate development\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n The energy ministry said it was together with the consortium are looking into the \u201coptimal exploitation of the gas deposits.\u201d<\/p>\n This includes supplying gas to the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus, and Europe, while the cluster of gas discoveries is expected to accelerate their development.<\/p>\n Eni and TotalEnergies also issued separate announcements for the appraisal of the Cronos gas discovery.<\/p>\n The production test is \u201cinstrumental in progressing with the studies to select the best fast-track development option\u201d Eni said.<\/p>\n The well has encountered the same carbonate reservoir sequence as Cronos-1, confirming hydraulic communication and connected thick gas column with excellent permeability intervals, the company added.<\/p>\n Supplying gas to the region<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cTogether with an extensive data acquisition, Cronos-2 underwent a full and prolonged production test that proved the excellent gas deliverability capacity of the discovery<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n Drilling Cronos-2 shortly after the discovery of Cronos \u201cconfirms the commitment of Eni and its partner TotalEnergies, to progress swiftly towards the selection of the most suitable and economically viable development solution, which will contribute to the supply of gas to Europe and the region\u201d Eni concludes.<\/p>\n The production test confirmed an excellent gas deliverability of the well, notes the announcement by\u00a0TotalEnergies.<\/p>\n \u201cThe successful appraisal of the Cronos gas discovery confirms the presence of significant resources<\/strong> and production potential in Block 6. Full evaluation of the discovered resources will now be carried out to determine the best development option to contribute to supply gas to Europe and to the region\u201d, said Julien Pouget, Senior Vice President Middle East & North Africa, Exploration & Production at TotalEnergies.<\/p>\n Block 6 is operated by Eni holding 50 per cent interest, with TotalEnergies as partner also holding 50 per cent interest. Eni also operates Blocks 2, 3, 8, and 9, and has participating interests in Blocks 7 and 11 operated by TotalEnergies. In Cyprus, TotalEnergies is also present in offshore Block 2 (with 20 per cent), 3 (30 per cent), 8 (40 per cent) and 9 (20 per cent).<\/p>\n Follow the – Cyprus’ energy ministry celebrated the successful completion of an appraisal well at Cronos-2 in Block 6 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), conducted by Eni and TotalEnergies.
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\n– The Cronos-2 well is located 160 km off the coast of Cyprus and confirmed the lateral extension of the Cronos-1 discovery, which is 3 km away.
\n– The well revealed a net reservoir thickness of 115 meters.
\n– A Drill Steam Test indicated a high-quality natural gas reservoir with a high production capacity estimated to exceed 150 million Standard Cubic Feet per Day (MMSCFD) in production configuration.
\n– Cronos is the third natural gas discovery in Block 6, following Calypso in 2018 and Zeus in 2022.
\n– The energy ministry and the consortium are exploring ways to optimally exploit the gas deposits, including supplying gas to the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus, and Europe.
\n– The cluster of gas discoveries is expected to accelerate their development.
\n– Eni and TotalEnergies have made separate announcements regarding the appraisal of the Cronos gas discovery.
\n– The production test at Cronos-2 was instrumental in progressing with the studies to select the best fast-track development option.
\n– The well encountered the same carbonate reservoir sequence as Cronos-1, confirming hydraulic communication and a connected thick gas column with excellent permeability intervals.
\n– The production test at Cronos-2 proved the excellent gas deliverability capacity of the discovery.
\n– Eni and TotalEnergies are committed to swiftly progressing towards selecting the most suitable and economically viable development solution to contribute to the supply of gas to Europe and the region.
\n– TotalEnergies’ Senior Vice President Middle East & North Africa, Exploration & Production, Julien Pouget, stated that the successful appraisal of the Cronos gas discovery confirms significant resources and production potential in Block 6.
\n– Block 6 is operated by Eni with a 50% interest, and TotalEnergies is a partner holding the other 50% interest.
\n– Eni also operates Blocks 2, 3, 8, and 9 and has participating interests in Blocks 7 and 11 operated by TotalEnergies.
\n– TotalEnergies also has interests in offshore Blocks 2, 3, 8, and 9 in Cyprus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[589,3,612,490,358,491,201,121,250,69,758,847],"class_list":["post-3071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-africa","tag-cyprus","tag-deposits","tag-drilling","tag-energy","tag-eni","tag-europe","tag-featured","tag-google","tag-middle-east","tag-natural-gas","tag-totalenergies"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n