Egypt Drilling: Shell Kicks Off 9-Well Campaign As BP Readies Plans

...ell is setting its sights beyond Egypt for WDDM backfill options. Shell (35%) and partners Chevron (35%op) and Israel’s NewMed (30%) in May filed a development plan for Cyprus’ 2011 Aphrodite discovery which could see 650mn cfd production tied back to the WDDM offshore facilities (MEES, 2 June). Mi...