Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 27

5-Jul-2010

EGYPT

Shell Preparing For First Gas From Egyptian Concession

A Shell-led consortium will produce first gas from its Egyptian Alam El-Shawish concession in the first week of July, CEO of consortium member Vegas Oil & Gas Michael Earle announced at the 2010 Mediterranean Oil & Gas conference in Athens, 28-30 June. The Western Desert field will ramp up to 200mn cf/d of gas and 30,000 b/d of condensate production.

Frances GDF Suez and...