Egypt Announces Significant Oil and Gas Discovery in Western Desert After 15 Years
Egypt Uncovers Major Oil and Gas Reserves in Western Desert as Production and Investment Expand Egypt has announced its largest oil and gas discovery in its desert regions in more than 15 years, marking a significant development in the country’s upstream energy sector. The discovery was made through the Bustan South-1X exploratory well, drilled by Agiba Petroleum a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Eni using the EDC-9 drilling rig operated
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