VOL. XLIV

No. 24

11-June-2001

EGYPT

BP Announces Natural Gas Discovery In Egyptian Offshore

BP Egypt on 31 May announced a new natural gas discovery in its offshore North Alexandria concession off the Nile Delta. The Fayoum (L-1X) well, drilled in 400ms of water 35km from the Egyptian coast, tested dry gas at a rate of 21mn cubic ft/day from the main target zone and at 6mn cfd from a secondary, siltier zone. The 21mn cfd test flow rate in the primary target zone was constrained by the tubing...