Badawi, Shell Discuss Boosting Natural Gas Investments in Egypt

• Wednesday, 1st October 2025
• by Reem Hossam El-Dein

Karim Badawi, the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, met with Dalia El Gabry, Country Chair of Shell Egypt, to discuss the company’s upcoming investment plans in natural gas exploration and production fr ...

New Well in 9B Phase Put on Production

• Thursday, 7th November 2019
• by Editorial Team

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced that Silva well in 9B Phase in the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession has been put on production.

Rashpetco, Burullus Gas Complete 9B Phase

• Sunday, 15th September 2019
• by Mai El Ghandour

Rashid Petroleum (Rashpetco) and Burullus Gas Company have successfully completed drilling the remaining six wells within the 9B phase of the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM).

Shell Starts Drilling First Exploration Well by End of August

• Monday, 26th August 2019
• by Editorial Team

Shell announced that the “Discoverer India” Drillship will start drilling in the first 6,000 meters deep marine well, West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession by the end of this August.

Second stage of WDDM Phase 7 starts gas production

• Tuesday, 31st January 2012
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

BG Egypt today announced gas production had started on 30 January 2012 from the second stage of West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Concession Phase 7, representing another successful milestone in the phased development of ...

Rashpetco sustains its development wheel

• Wednesday, 4th January 2012
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco) completed the drilling of a new development well, SIMSAT-B2-DA in the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Concession, in the Mediterranean Sea area.

West Delta Deep Marine Phase 8a Enters Operations

• Tuesday, 18th October 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

BG Egypt today announced the start of gas production on 17 October 2011 from the Phase 8a Deepwater Development Project. The Project is within the West Delta Deep Marine Concession (BG Group 50%, PETRONAS 50%) locate ...

Rashpetco deepens in the Mediterranean Area

• Thursday, 29th September 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco) completed the drilling of a new development well, Saffron DO, in the West Delta Deep Marine block, in the area of the Mediterranean Sea.

Saipem awarded new E&C Offshore contracts worth in excess of $1 billion

• Monday, 13th June 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Egypt, in the North Sea and in Russia, worth in excess of $1 billion.

TDW aids Egypt gas line connections

• Sunday, 29th May 2011
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

T.D. Williamson SA (TDW) announced that it has completed a subsea hot tap intervention operation to facilitate the successful tie-in of a new gas pipeline to an existing pipeline. The new pipeline forms part of the B ...