Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum says that over 10 international oil companies operating in the country, have signed membership agreement to use the new digital data repository christened Upstream Gateway
In concert with Schlumberger, the oil service giant, the Ministry launched, earlier in the week of February 18, 2021, the “Egypt Upstream Gateway, an innovative national project for the digitalization of subsurface information”.
This digital platform will also enable global access to the country’s subsurface data, “which is kept evergreen by enhancing legacy datasets through reprocessing and new studies”, the Ministry declares. “This unique digital initiative will be used to unlock the potential of Egypt’s petroleum sector and promote the country’s exploration and production potential worldwide”, says Tarek El-Molla, the country’s minister of petroleum and mineral resources.
“The Egypt Upstream Gateway will digitally promote Egypt’s oil and gas bid rounds through seamless online access to the sector’s data, as well as endorsing our exploration potential worldwide.”, Mr. El Molla stresses.
Rajeev Sonthalia, president, Digital & Integration, Schlumberger, explains that “with the launch of this industry-first platform, the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and its affiliates—EGPC, EGAS, GANOPE—can digitally showcase national assets to investors worldwide, in addition to leveraging the latest digital technology and solutions to accelerate discovery throughout the country.”
The Egypt Upstream Gateway provides digital access to over 100 years’ worth of accumulated national onshore and offshore seismic, non-seismic, well-log, production, and additional subsurface data under a single platform. This data, which empowers de-risked decisions through the ability to explore multiple basins and evergreen data, can be accessed virtually from anywhere using the platform’s online portal. In addition, the Egypt Upstream Gateway will host Egypt’s upcoming bid round highlighting lease availability information to national and international investors worldwide.
