VOL. XLII

No. 30

26-July-1999

EGYPT

First Gas Flows From Newly Completed Western Desert GasDevelopment

Construction of the Western Desert Gas Development Project(WDGDP) has now been completed with the first gas having been delivered throughthe system on 17 July. The WDGDP, with a name-plate capacity of 725mn cu. ft/d(cfd), will carry associated natural gas from the Western Desert痴 Obayed andKhalda concessions to the national grid at Ameriya near Alexandria and Dahshourjust outside of Cairo. The...