Western Desert | Egypt Oil & Gas

Egypt, Apache Fast-Track Western Desert Gas Development to Boost Supplies

Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, met with John J. Christmann IV, Apache Corporation CEO, and several company executives to discuss Apache’s recent discoveries in Egypt’s Western Desert th ...

Khalda Petroleum Brings New Western Desert Gas Discovery Onstream at 40 mmcf/d

Khalda Petroleum has started production from the newly discovered Wanda deep natural gas exploration well in Egypt’s Western Desert at an initial rate of 40 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d). Natural gas flow fr ...

NORPETCO Drills First Development Well in FY 2026/27

North Bahariya Petroleum Company (NORPETCO) has completed its first development well under its fiscal year (FY) 2026/2027 drilling program, reaching the target depth four days ahead of schedule and saving an estim ...

Genel Energy Secures Egypt Foothold with $360 Mn Capricorn Takeover

Genel Energy, a British oil and gas exploration and production company, is expanding into Egypt through a $360 million all-cash acquisition of Capricorn Energy, a strategic move aimed at diversifying beyond its di ...

EGPC Discusses Environmental Challenges Facing Western Desert Production Companies

The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) held an expanded meeting to discuss environmental challenges facing production companies in the Western Desert, as part of its efforts to enhance environmental per ...

BAPETCO to Bring New Western Desert Gas Well Online This Month

Badr El-Din Petroleum Company (BAPETCO), a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Cheiron,  plans to start production of a new well in the Badr 15 area in the Western Desert by ...

TAG Oil to Spud T-200 Well in Egypt’s Western Desert by Mid-July

Canadian explorer TAG Oil is set to commence drilling operations at the T-200 well in the BED-1 field, located in Egypt's Western Desert, following the mobilization of the NDC-9 drilling rig later this month.

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Egypt Adds 12,000 bbl/d in Western Desert Output in Two Weeks

As part of its strategy to boost domestic oil and gas output, the Egyptian oil and gas sector has added roughly 12,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of crude oil and condensates to Western Desert production over the pas ...

Agiba Petroleum’s New Discovery Adds 330 bcf of Gas, Largest in 15 Years

Agiba Petroleum Company, a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and the Italian energy major, Eni, has made a significant new hydrocarbon discovery in the Western Desert, describ ...

Canada’s TAG Oil Reveals 2026 Drilling Plans in Western Desert

Tag Oil, Canadian based international oil and gas exploration company, is preparing to drill a  T-200 vertical well in the Badr Oil Field (BED-1) concession located in the Western Desert in 2026, according to its ...

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