VOL. XXXII

NO. 17

30-JANUARY-1989

EGYPT

Kandil Signs Two Oil Exploration Agreements with Shell

On 17 January, Egyptian Oil Minister Abd El-Hady Kandil signed two oil andgas production-sharing agreements with Shell for acreage in the Obayied andMatruh areas in the western part of Egypt's Western Desert. The Obayiedconcession, which covers an area of 4,274 sq. kms., requires the company to spend$61mn on exploration over eight years, and to pay a signature bonus of $3mn andproduction bonuses totaling...