Wintershall Dea starts gas production from Egypt’s East Damanhur

German oil and gas producer Wintershall Dea on Sunday announced it started gas production with partners from the ED2-X well at East Damanhur block in the onshore Nile Delta, Egypt.

The licensees, operator Wintershall Dea (40 percent) and partners Cheiron Energy (40 percent), and INA (20 percent), as well as the state-run Egyptian Gas Holding Company (EGAS), started exploring at East Damanhur in 2021 and announced a gas discovery in the ED-2X ST1 well in January 2023.

The well’s location, nearby to existing infrastructure at Disouq, enabled a rapid tie-back and production start, Wintershall Dea said in a statement.

“Bringing this well into production safely and efficiently enables us to deliver additional energy at a time when it is much needed in Egypt”, Dawn Summers, Wintershall Dea’s Chief Operating Officer and responsible board member for the MENA region, said.

The ED-2X ST1 well is located around three kilometers from the Disouq field, where Wintershall Dea and EGAS are producing natural gas in the DISOUCO joint venture. The well was tied-back to the Disouq facilities in two months. It now delivers production of around 10 MMscf per day.

“We are committed to maintaining production levels while implementing emission reduction programmes in Egypt. By achieving zero routine flaring at the DISOUCO JV and now with the first gas for the ED-2X ST1 well at East Damanhur, we are delivering on both.” Sameh Sabry, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of BU Egypt, said.

Wintershall Dea has been producing natural gas in Egypt since 1983 and is currently active in the Disouq concession in the onshore Nile Delta as well as in the offshore West Nile Delta and North West Abu Qir.