EGYPT
 
BG Takes Further Egypt Hit; BP Upbeat On Drilling Success
 
UK mini-major BG has again downgraded its production forecasts on the back of Egyptian delays, having made a previous major downgrade only seven months ago (MEES, 14 February).
 
For 2014, BG anticipates that delays to the next phase, 9a, of its giant West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) project “due to the on-going political and social instability in Egypt” (together with Norwegian delays) will...