VOL. XXXVI

NO. 23

8-MARCH-1993

EGYPT

Khalda's Kahraman Field Starts Production at 2,000 b/d

Egyptian Oil Minister Hamdi al-Banbi has inaugurated the start of productionfrom Khalda Petroleum's Kahraman field in the Western Desert at an initial rateof 2,000 b/d. During the same tour of the area earlier this month, the Ministeralso inspected the expansion projects in Agiba Petroleum's fields which arecurrently producing at a rate of about 23,000 b/d.