VOL. XLIII

No. 40

2-OCTOBER-2000

PALESTINE

First Gas Discovery Offshore Gaza Announced By BG International And CCC

BG International and partners Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) announced on 27 September the first gas discovery in the Gaza offshore. The Gaza Marine-1 well, located 36km west of Gaza City, was drilled in a water depth of 603ms. A 37ms interval was tested and flowed at a rate of 37mn cu ft/day of gas on a 48/64 inch choke. The test equipment constrained the flow rate.

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