Burullus Gas Company has brought two new wells in the deepwater West Delta area of the Mediterranean onstream. The two wells have a total  production of 60 million cubic feet per day (mcf/d) of natural gas, according to a statement by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. The new wells are expected to help reduce the gap between production and consumption in the local market, particularly during the summer months when demand is typically higher.

The first of the two wells, Sapphire South Central DP, is the third to come onstream under Phase 11 of the West Delta Deep Marine project. Its initial output stood at about 50 mcf/d, along with 800 barrels of condensate, which equals roughly 9,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). The second well, Scarab D4, was brought back online by the company after a long shutdown, adding around 10 mcf/d, equivalent to about 1,700 boe/d.

Karim Badawi, the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, said that the implementation of phases 10 and 11 of the West Delta Deep Marine project, one of Egypt’s largest gas-producing concessions, represents a tangible outcome of the incentives and measures the Ministry has been adopting recently. “They were designed to encourage investment partners and restore their confidence, helping accelerate project timelines, attract new investments, boost natural gas output, and secure the needs of the domestic market,” noted the statement.

Burullus Gas Company has drilled and completed the 10th and 11th development phases of the West Delta Deep Marine, which include six wells with investments totalling $575 million. All wells have been brought onstream, raising total production from these phases to 305 mcf/d and 3,630 barrels of condensates per day, doubling the company’s output, according to Sayed Selim, the company’s chairman.

Burullus Gas Company is a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation ( EGPC), Shell’s BG Delta, and Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas.