Taurus Gas Field (Egypt)

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Taurus Gas Field is an operating gas field in Egypt.

Along with Fayoum Gas Field (Egypt), Giza Gas Field (Egypt), Libra Gas Field (Egypt), Raven Oil and Gas Field (Egypt), and Taurus and Libra Oil and Gas Field (Egypt), Taurus Gas Field is a part of the West Nile Delta Oil and Gas Project (Egypt).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Taurus Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Taurus operating[1][2][3] BP[4] Wintershall Dea GmbH [17%]; BP PLC [82%][5][5] 2000[1] – 2017[2] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Taurus Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas commercial reserves 13110.77 million m³ 2015 ​[1]

Location

Table 3: Field-level location details for Taurus Gas Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
offshore, Egypt[6] offshore[7] 31.917, 30.097 (exact)[6]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the West Nile Delta Oil and Gas Project (Egypt):

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://mdl2179trialdocs.com/releases/release201501230800004/TREX-230560.xls. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240611160151/https://www.offshore-mag.com/production/article/16801540/bp-starts-gas-production-from-first-two-west-nile-delta-fields. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240227002048/https://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/raven-gas-field-egypt/. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211102001555/https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/investors/upstream-major-projects/major-projects-2017/west-nile-delta-egypt.html. Archived from the original on 02 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230504061046/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/west-nile-delta-gas-project/. Archived from the original on 04 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210626105758/https://energyegypt.net/phase-2-of-west-nile-delta-fields-to-start-production-in-december/. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)