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Article: EGYPT - The Western Desert & Offshore.
- Article from:
- APS Review Gas Market Trends
- Article date:
- December 31, 2001
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EGPC experts, including geologist Mohammed Sami Shaheen, say the deep Mediterranean Sea area off Egypt's Western Desert could potentially overtake the Nile Delta as the most prolific gas province in Egypt. There, trends extending from the Western Desert's Cretaceous and Jurassic are of major interest to foreign companies, including the majors like BP, Shell and Agip.
The Western Desert and its offshore areas already account for a major part of Egypt's gas production of almost 3,000 MCF/day and should more than double by 2017.
Shell, a top gas producer in Egypt and the leading player in the Western Desert, is particularly keen on its North-East ...