VOL. XXXII

NO. 39

3-JULY-1989

EGYPT

Expansion at Naf Offshore Gas Field

During a recent visit to the Naf offshore gas field in the Mediterranean,Egyptian Oil Minister Abd El-Hady Kandil said that the expansion work now underway has led to an increase in the field's reserves from about 500bn to 800bn cu.ft. He also said that the field's production capacity is scheduled to risegradually from the current 30mn cu. ft./day to 120mn cu. ft./day in two years'time. The field, located north of the Abu Qir...