石油矿产部断然否认能源新闻网站“Attqa”发布的有关意大利埃尼石油天然气公司从埃及海上巨型油田佐尔油田撤回第七代圣托里尼钻井船的报道。

该钻井船一直在地中海东北哈皮近海作业。根据该部发言人哈姆迪·阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹的声明，钻井船现已完成工作，已驶出该地区。

至于佐尔钻探计划，阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹解释说，根据该部与意大利石油巨头达成的钻探计划，将使用另一艘钻探船用于该目的。

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has categorically denied reports published by 'Attqa' energy news website, which claimed that Eni oil and gas company of Italy had withdrawn its 7th-generation Santorini drillship from Zohr, the giant oil field in Egypt's offshore.

The drillship has been operating in the North East Hapy Offshore in the Mediterranean. Now that it completed its work, the drillship sailed out of the area, according to a statement by Ministry Spokesman Hamdy Abdel Aziz.

As for Zohr drilling program, Abdel Aziz explained that another drillship will be used for that purpose, as per the drilling program agreed between the ministry and the Italian oil giant.