VOL. XLIV

No. 09

26-February-2001

EGYPT

Rosetta Gas Production Starts At 200Mn CFD

Natural gas production from the Nile Delta offshore Rosetta concession, which started earlier this month (MEES, 12 February), is averaging 200mn cu ft/day. Plans call for increasing output to 225mn cfd by the middle of the year and 275mn cfd by mid-2002, sustainable for a 20-year period. The Rosetta field, located 100km northeast of Rashid city on the Mediterranean coast, is operated by the UKs BG Group (with 20%...