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Egypt begins gas output at Nidoco Southwest 3

Egypt begins gas output at Nidoco Southwest 3
The well is expected to produce around 180 million cubic feet of natural gas per day

Cairo – Mubasher: Production at the 15th development well of Nooros natural gas field in the Nile Delta area, Nidoco southwest-3, has started.

The well is expected to produce around 180 million cubic feet of natural gas per day and 1,500 barrels of condensate per day, petroleum minister Tarek El-Molla said in a statement on Tuesday.

Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel), which is responsible for operations at Nooros field, has succeeded in completing drilling new wells and connecting them to the incumbent production facilities in less than two months, El-Molla indicated.

Output from Nidoco southwest 3 well has helped maintain gas production rate from Nooros field at 1.2 billion cubic feet per day.