VOL. XL 

No. 10

10-March-1997

EGYPT

President Mubarak Inaugurates Melehia Deep Oil Field

On 27 February, Egyptian President Husni Mubarak inaugurated the start of production from Agiba Petroleum Company's Melehia "Deep" oil field in the Western Desert at an initial rate of 1,000 b/d which is expected to rise to 3,000 b/d later. The discovery was made last September with the Melehia Deep 1 exploration well which tested at a rate of 9,800 b/d of high quality crude oil...