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supplying the Egyptian side with Algerian liquefied gas, and the fifth
agreement provides for sending samples of Algerian crude petroleum
to Egyptian laboratories for refinery tests
i
.
In October 2012, Dana Gas started preparing a development plan
for a discovery of 4- 6 billion cubic feet of gas in place, its second
discovery in 2012 and its 23
rd
since 2006 inEgypt’s onshoreNileDelta.
West Sama-1 was discovered near the Sama-1 and Sama-2 dry gas
discoveries in the slightly deeper Mio- liocene Abu Madi Formation.
The latest new field discovery came right after the announcement of
commencement of Dana Gas’ joint- venture, the Egyptian Bahrain
Gas Derivatives Company, an NGL extraction plant at Ras Shukheir.
Dana Gas produces gas as operator at 11 Nile Delta fields, in 2011 the
company produced 77.67 billion cubic feet and 2.6 million barrels of
liquids. It is considered as Egypt’s 6
th
largest gas producer
ii
.
In the same time, RWE Dea has won a new offshore concession in
East Ras Budran Offshore. The concession offered by the Egyptian
General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) in the 2011 international bid
round, lies adjacent to the company
’
s operated production license
Ras Burdan in the Gulf of Suez, and covers an area of about 46 sq
km. RWE Dea owns 80% working interest, while Dove Energy holds
the remaining 20% share
iii
.
As for the non- OAPEC Arab countries, some petroleum industry
development examples are outlined as follows:
Jordan
has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea
Global Petroleum Corporation to explore for oil and gas in the Dead
Sea and Wadi Araba area. The deal follows the culmination of efforts
i
Gulfmedia, 27/11/2012
ii
Oil and Gas Journal, 22/10/2012
iii
Energy Business Review, 14/11/2012
