VOL. XLV

No 15

15-April-2002

EGYPT

Apache Starts Production At Ras KanayesConcession, ReportsWesternDesert Discovery

ApacheCorporation announced on 1 April that it had begun oil and gas production fromits Western Desert Ras Kanayesdevelopment lease at the rate of 2,130 b/d of oil and condensate and 17.8mn cuft/day of gas from the Jurassic Khatatba formation.Apache has a 63.64% contractor interest in Ras Kanayes, with Kuwait痴 Kufpec holding the remaining36.36% contractor interest. The development...