West Nile Delta Phase 9B production expected at 350-400 mcf/day

New production at Shell’s (formerly BG’s) West Nile Delta field 9B is expected to reach 350-400 mcf per day by 2019, an Egyptian petroleum ministry official told Reuters on Monday.

Separately, production from the first 3 wells in the field is set to begin in the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the ministry said in a statement earlier.

The field is owned by Egypt’s General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), Malaysia’s Petronas and Shell.

(Source: Reuters)