oa Habitat and Exploration Potential of the Ultra-Deepwater Offshore Mediterranean

The Northeast Mediterranean Deepwater Block lies in water depths of 800m to 2800m in front of the Nile Delta Cone. The Block is exceptional for its site (41,500 km2), roughly equal to the total area presently licensed over the Nile Delta, which to date has yielded dry gas and gas/condensate. The structural and stratigraphic setting of the block offers a variety of hydrocarbon trapping possibilities similar to the deegwater settings of other productive deltas. This venture falls in the category of real frontier exploration opportunity.