BP Egypt makes natural gas, condensate find in Egypt's western Nile Delta

March 26, 2004
BP Egypt found natural gas and condensate off Egypt in the western Nile Delta with its Raven 1 exploration well.

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, Mar. 26 -- BP Egypt found natural gas and condensate off Egypt in the western Nile Delta with its Raven 1 exploration well. The well, drilled northwest of Rosetta, 40 km off Egypt in 650 m of water, is in the North Alexandria concession. Raven 1 tested at 37.4 MMscfd of gas and 741 b/d of condensate.

Raven 1 is the second of a three-well program BP is operating in the Nile Delta.

BP operates the North Alexandria concession with 60% working interest; Germany's RWE DEA holds the remaining interest in the block.