EGYPT 

Apache’s Egyptian Oil Output Down But Gas Approvals Give Boost

US independent Apache, the biggest oil producer in Egypt, saw its net Egyptian crude output fall 5% to 99,200 b/d for the first half of 2012. Second quarter production was a touch lower still, with the company blaming the dip on a planned 13-day shutdown at its key Salam gas processing plant, which handles much of its Western Desert gas production (most of which is associated). This left second quarter gas...