Natural gas production from the largest field ever discovered off the coast of Egypt is on pace for a 9 percent increase in output, Italy’s Eni said Thursday. Eni said the third production unit started at the Zohr field, increasing its installed capacity to 1.2 billion cubic feet per day. The project is producing about 1.1 billion cubic feet per day and the acceleration follows a start date in December. “The latest achievement reinforces the exceptional development path of Zohr, one of Eni’s seven record-breaking projects, which is playing a fundamental role in supporting Egypt’s independence from liquefied natural gas imports,” the company stated . Located about 120 miles offshore, the field holds roughly 5.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent. It’s the largest field ever discovered in […]