Egypt’s Western Desert discoveries add 5,200 bpd, 34m cubic feet of gas

Khalda Petroleum Company reported two gas discoveries. North Obra-2 in the Matrouh Development Area tested at 21.15 million cubic feet of gas per day and 3,274 barrels of condensate and is scheduled to be connected to production by mid-February. West Dabaa-2X, in the West Dabaa concession, recorded 4.15 million cubic feet of gas per day and 336 barrels of condensate, with production tie-in underway.

State-owned General Petroleum Company (GPC) made a new oil discovery, GPD-1X, in the Abu Sennan development area, testing at 625 barrels per day and already connected to production.

PetroFarah, in partnership with United Energy, achieved the SEMR D-3X discovery, with initial tests showing 647 barrels per day; the well will be tied into production once the development contract is finalized.

Agiba Petroleum Company drilled Nada-NE-4, with evaluations pointing to potential output of 340 barrels of oil per day and nine million cubic feet of gas per day.

The discoveries are part of Egypt’s ongoing push to expand domestic energy production and attract foreign investment, even as older fields continue to decline. Analysts say incremental production from such discoveries helps ease import pressures and strengthens the country’s energy security.