WEPCO Increases Onshore Gas Production from Egypt’s Western Desert

• Tuesday, 5th August 2025
• by Doaa Ashraf

The Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (WEPCO), an Egyptian state‐established energy firm, has raised its daily natural gas output to 8,300 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) following the integration o...

WEPCO Produces 9 mmbbl of Oil from Brownfields

• Monday, 6th February 2023
• by Fatma Ahmed

WEPCO Chairman Ibrahim Masoud said that the Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (WEPCO) managed to produce 9 million barrels of oil (mmbbl) from brownfields and achieved a 400% increase in extractable reserves ...

WEPCO to Ramp Up Oil Production by 120% in 2022/23

• Monday, 7th February 2022
• by Fatma Ahmed

The Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (WEPCO) announced that it targets an increase in oil production rates by 120% to reach 6,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) during the fiscal year (FY) 2022/23, the Ministry of ...

Badr-1 Field Produces 1.5 mboe in 2020/21

• Monday, 13th September 2021
• by Editorial Team

The total production of the Badr-1 field reached 1.5 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) during the year 2020/2021. In addition, six new wells were drilled, raising the field’s reserves to about 17.25 mboe, ...

WEPCO to Receive NGC Worth $7 MM

• Tuesday, 12th May 2020
• by Editorial Team

Consukorra, which specializes in energy solutions, won a tender to supply and operate two natural gas compressors (NGC) for the Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (WEPCO) valued at $7 million, according to the...

WEPCO’s Production Reaches 3,500 bbl/d

• Tuesday, 14th April 2020
• by Editorial Team

Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company’s (WEPCO) production has reached 3,500 barrels per day (bbl/d) after streamlining well Badr 4-6, according to a statement. The new development well (Badr 4-6) has added about...