Egypt’s gas output continues to slide as consumption rises, leaving the country with a painful deficit, despite record imports of Israeli gas (MEES, 18 August). But Cairo hopes upcoming drilling campaigns from key operators will unlock the gas riches in the country’s prolific offshore Mediterranean necessary to reverse the decline.
Shell this week kicked off what could potentially be a nine well, 20 month drilling campaign: a combination of exploration wells and further development wells at its 200mn cfd West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) project. (CONTINUED - 1460 WORDS)
