VOL. XXXVI

NO. 46

16-AUGUST-1993

EGYPT

Shell To Conduct 3-D Seismic On Obayed Permit

Shell Egypt will embark next month on a 3-D seismic survey to evaluate thegas reserves of the Obayed permit in Egypt's Western Desert, where twodiscoveries have so far been made: Obayed-2 which tested in September 1992 at arate of 16mn cu. ft./day of gas and 1,600 b/d of condensate; and Obayed-3which tested earlier this month at a rate of 5.7mn cu. ft./day of gas and 3,000b/d of light 45ø API crude oil (MEES, 9...