VOL. XXXIII

NO. 26

2-APRIL-1990

Egypt

131 E&P Wells Drilled in 1989

A total of 131 exploration and production wells were drilled in Egypt during1989, according to a recent issue of al-Bitrul magazine published by theEgyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC). These comprise 46 exploration and85 production wells broken down as follows:

Exploration Wells ù Gulf of Suez, 22 wells (Gupco 8; Petrobel 3; Shell, Conoco, Trend and IEOC 2 each; BP, Elf and Unocal 1 each).

- Western Desert, 16 wells...