Egypt Set to Launch Its Largest Gas Drilling Program in the Mediterranean for 2026

Egypt Set to Launch Its Largest Gas Drilling Program in the Mediterranean for 2026

Egypt is set to implement its largest gas drilling program in the Mediterranean in 2026. The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi announced during his visit to Shell’s new offshore operations in the West Meina area, located in North East Amriya off Egypt’s northern coast, on Tuesday, 17 February. Minister Badawi then inspected the STENA ICEMAX drillship, where drilling of the first production well is set to commence and is pr…

Egypt to launch largest Mediterranean gas drilling programme in 2026

Initial production from the field is scheduled to begin by the end of 2026, with expected output reaching approximately 160m cubic feet of gas per day and 1,900 barrels of condensates

Egypt to launch largest Mediterranean gas drilling programme in 2026 - Dailynewsegypt

Egypt will implement its largest-ever gas drilling programme in the Mediterranean in 2026, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi said on Tuesday during an inspection of Shell’s new offshore operations. The minister visited the STENA ICEMAX drillship to monitor the start of drilling at the first production well in the West Meina field,