EGYPT

Suez Gulf Dominates Egyptian Oil Scene

The Gulf of Suez area has continued to dominate the Egyptian oil scene during the past decade with its oil output rising more than threefold from 231,421 b/d or 70.6% of total production of 327,596 b/d in 1976 to 773,014 b/d or 88.1% of total production of 877,753 b/d in 1985. These and other figures on Egyptian oil production by area for the ten years 1976-85 (see Table 1 overleaf) are given in an article by Gupco Chairman Hamdi 'Ali...