VOL. XXXV

NO. 37

15-JUNE-1992

Egypt

TPIC Finds Oil in West Qarun

The Turkish Petroleum Corporation's affiliate Turkish Petroleum InternationalCompany (TPIC) is reported to have found oil with a well drilled in the WestQarun permit in Egypt's Western Desert. The well's production potential is putat 500 b/d. The West Qarun permit was originally awarded to Amoco in 1985. TPICfarmed into it in early 1991 and took it over completely later in the same year(MEES, 25 September 1991). Amoco drilled a total...