Dana Gas, the Middle East’s leading private natural gas company, has drilled four wells in Egypt throughout 2025  and completed a workover program across three additional wells, boosting the total production of its Egyptian activities to  27 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) of gas by the end of the year, alongside an uplift in reserves, noted a press release by the company.

The company said that it plans to drill seven more wells in 2026 as part of the program, with the next one—Daffodil—set to spud in January. Further evaluations are ongoing to pinpoint additional rework opportunities for 2026, it added.

Dana Gas results showed that the group’s overall production increased to 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) and has been sustained at that level throughout January 2026.  This marks a substantial rise from the company’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 average output of 53,500 boe/d across its core operations in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region (KRI) and Egypt, achieving the highest production levels since 2018.

Regarding the company’s operations in KRI, Dana Gas and its partners completed the Khor Mor 250 (KM250) gas expansion project in October 2025, eight months ahead of the revised schedule. The project added 250 mmscf/d of gas processing capacity, along with 460 tons per day(t/d) of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and 7,000 barrels per day (b/d) of condensate, lifting total capacity to 750 mmscf/d of gas, 22,000 b/d of condensate and 1,500 t/d of LPG.

Gas output at Khor Mor was ramped up in December from 500 mmscf/d to 700 mmscf/d, adding about 15,000 boe/d to the company’s net production in the KRI. Production is continuing to increase in phases as work advances on a new pipeline, due to be completed in the third quarter of 2026, which is expected to add a further 5,000 boe/d, pushing total group production above 75,000 boe/d.

The surge will enhance the company’s revenues and profitability starting from Q1 2026.

Dana Gas is the Middle East’s first and largest regional private-sector natural gas company, founded in December 2005 and listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. The company holds exploration and production assets in Egypt, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the UAE, with 2P reserves of more than 1 boe and average production of about 55,000 boe/d in 2024.