VOL. XXXI

NO. 2

19-OCTOBER-1987

EGYPT

Western Desert Oil Output Rises to 70,900 b/d

Although Egypt's Western Desert still remains a small oil producer comparedto the prime Gulf of Suez area, its production has more than doubled from about28,000 b/d of oil in 1986 to 70,900 b/d at present. The increase in productionhas come about as a result of a number of recent discoveries in the WesternDesert and this helps to explain the growing optimism over the area's potential.The Western Desert's current...