Said Eni in a report received by the engineer Sherif Ismail, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, said that the new discovery includes original reserves estimated at 30 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and covers an area up to 100 square kilometers, adding that he could become one of the largest gas discoveries in the world.
The ministry said the disclosure opens new horizons for other discoveries, and confirms that the Mediterranean region, Egypt, from the main load-bearing sedimentary basins of natural gas in the world.