SNOC, Eni start production of gas at Mahani field in Sharjah Area B

  • Date: 04-Jan-2021
  • Source: Gulf Today
  • Sector:Oil & Gas
  • Country:UAE
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SNOC, Eni start production of gas at Mahani field in Sharjah Area B

SNOC, Eni start production of gas at Mahani field in Sharjah Area B

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The well-planned project activities and its project management capabilities have all enabled SNOC to make such an achievement in record time.

The Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC) and its partner Eni, have announced the start-up of Mahani-1 gas well, marking the commencement of gas production from the Mahani Field, in Sharjah Area B.

The announcement comes within only one year of the discovery of gas in the field, labelled as the first new onshore discovery in Sharjah for 37 years.

Despite Covid-19-related challenges, which included the difficulty of importing raw materials during lockdown, and the laying of a 23,000-metre pipeline in hostile desert conditions during the summer, the well was completed in a record eight months. It is now connected to the existing pipeline, ready to safely produce gas and liquids for processing at the Sajaa gas processing plant, owned and operated by SNOC.

"The commencement of the first gas production from Mahani, less than a year after discovery, is a tremendous achievement for Sharjah, meeting our commitment to contribute to the efforts of making reliable gas supplies widely available for the local energy needs of Sharjah and the UAE,“