Khaled Kacem, Shell Egypt Country Chairman and Managing director, announced that the company is still open to accepting purchasing offers to its assets in the Western Desert.

The production capacity of the new well is estimated at 415 barrels per day (b/d).

Burullus Gas Company has awarded Subsea 7 an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract for the West Delta Deep Marine Phase 9B development project.

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla praised the work of the German DEA Group in Egypt.

Petrojet completed the manufacture of a 50-ton pressure vessel for the development project at the West Delta gas field.

National Steel Fabrication, a subsidiary of Orascom Construction (OC), has signed a $20m contract to manufacture and supply structural steel for the West Nile Delta gas development project.