West Nile Delta Oil and Gas Project (Egypt)

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West Nile Delta Oil and Gas Project (غرب دلتا النيل) is an operating oil and gas project in Egypt.


The project consists of the following units:

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Project-level project details for West Nile Delta Oil and Gas Project

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
West Nile Delta operating[1][2][3][4] BP[1] Wintershall Dea GmbH [17%]; BP PLC [82%][5][5] 2015[6] – 2017[1] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of West Nile Delta Oil and Gas Project

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
condensate developable reserves 55.0 million bbl 2015 ​[7]
gas developable reserves 141585.0 million m³ 2015 ​[7]
gas remaining reserves 137394.08 million m³ 2021 ​[2]
gas 2p reserves 99109.5 million m³ 2024 ​[6]

Table 3: Production from West Nile Delta Oil and Gas Project

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production gas 4134.4 million m³/y 2019 ​[5]
production gas 10325.66 million m³/y 2022 ​[3]
production design capacity gas 14470.4 million m³/y – ​[5]

Location

Table 4: Project-level location details for West Nile Delta Oil and Gas Project

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
offshore, Egypt[8] offshore[9] 31.801, 30.029 (exact)[8]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230406152716/https://wintershalldea.com/sites/default/files/media/files/Wintershall%20Dea%20annual%20report%202020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 06 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://energymonitor.ai/finance/risk-management/exclusive-natural-gas-data-reveals-trillions-of-dollars-of-upcoming-gas-projects. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.offshore-technology.com/data-insights/natural-gas-in-egypt/?cf-view. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://petro-news.com/83632/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207111140/https://jpt.spe.org/bp-begins-gas-production-phase-2-west-nile-delta-project. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240216200232/https://egyptoil-gas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/EOG-Newspaper-November-2023-Issue-.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230206191922/https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/news-and-insights/press-releases/bp-finalises-deal-develop-egypt-nile-delta.html. Archived from the original on 06 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 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)
  9. ↑ https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/10m-ocean/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)