VOL. XXXIII

NO. 3

23-OCTOBER-1989

Egypt

Wepco Discovers Oil at West Abu Qir

Wepco (EGPC/Phillips/Hispanoil), acting on behalf of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), hasdiscovered oil incommercial quantities for the first time in the Mediterranean at West Abu Qir,according to the Cairo daily al-Ahram of 16 October. The discovery wellreportedly tested at a rate of 1,500 b/d of 41 API crude, 300 b/d of condensateand 12.5mn cu. ft./day of gas from the Abu Madi formation. Further...