Egypt discovers new gas field in Western Desert with estimated daily output of 16 million cubic feet, adding 15 billion cubic feet to national reserves
CAIRO: Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has announced a significant new gas discovery in the country’s Western Desert.
The discovery was made by Badr El Din Petroleum Company at the Badr-15 area through exploration well BED 15-31.
This development comes as Egypt continues efforts to gradually increase domestic energy production and reduce reliance on imports.
The well has an estimated daily output of 16 million cubic feet of gas and 750 barrels of condensate.
This discovery is expected to add 15 billion cubic feet of gas to Egypt’s overall reserves.
The reservoir in the area is being re-evaluated to identify optimal sites for drilling new wells in the future. – Bernama-Xinhua
