Cronos-1
Completed Gas DiscoveryOverview
Eni discovery ~160 km off the Cyprus coast (Tungsten Explorer drillship): more than 260 m of net gas pay in carbonates. Official 2025 estimate 3.1 tcf gas in place; now heading toward development with export via Egypt.
Drilling Campaign
Drilling completed with a commercial gas discovery.
- Well Type
- Exploration
- Result
- Gas Discovery
- Spud Date
- 4 Jun 2022
- Completion Date
- 21 Aug 2022
- Water Depth
- 2,287 m
- Total Depth
- —
Operator
Other Wells on Cronos
Other Wells in Block 6
Other Eni Wells
Drilled in
Discovery
Well Data
- Type
- Exploration
- Status
- Completed
- Operator
- Eni
- Water Depth
- 2,287 m
- Total Depth
- —
- Coordinates
- 33.53°N, 31.56°E
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