EGYPT

Total to Develop Amal Field

Total Proche-Orient (TPO), a subsidiary of Compagnie Francaise des Petroles, has confirmed the existence of a commercial structure in its Amal block in the Gulf of Suez. The confirmation followed the testing of three wells - Amal 10, 11 and 12 which flowed at rates of 2,350, 5,400 and 2,200 b/d respectively. An earlier wildcat - Amal 9 - had tested at a rate of 3,000 b/d.

TPO is embarking immediately on the development of the field, for which Egyptian...