BP Adds 80 MMcf/d to Egypt’s Gas Supply Two Years Ahead of Schedule
BP Adds 80 MMcf/d to Egypt’s Gas Supply Two Years Ahead of Schedule Roughly two years ahead of schedule, BP hasstarted productionfrom the Fayoum-4 well in Egypt’s West Nile Delta, adding around 80 million cubic feet per day of natural gas to a market where declining domestic production has forced Cairo back into large-scale LNG imports, Egyptian media reported on Monday.
Fayoum-4 was connected to BP’s existing West Nile Delta processing facilities through theGiza-Fayoum pipeline, eliminating the need for new subsea infrastructure.
BP operates the facilities with an 82.75% interest, while Harbour Energy holds the remaining 17.25%.
BP discovered Fayoum during its 2025 exploration campaign and later drilled a sidetrack from the existing well to reach new Messinian reservoir layers at a depth of around 3,000 meters.
Using the existing well, pipeline and processing facilities allowed BP to move first production forward by about two years.
Egypt needs the additional gas, with domestic production falling sharply since its 2021 peak, forcing the country to abandon its position as a net LNG exporter and spend billions of dollars securing imported cargoes.
Years of unpaid bills to international oil and gas companies contributed to the decline by discouraging investment and slowing drilling.
Cairo has sincepaid down billions of dollars in arrearsas it tries to bring producers back to the fields and reverse the production losses.
BP plans to invest around$1.5 billionin Egyptian natural gas exploration and development during the 2026/27 fiscal year.
Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi announced the investment in March as BP prepared a five-well Mediterranean drilling campaign that included Fayoum-4.
The start of production follows BP’s decision to put part of its Egyptian portfolio up for sale.Energean entered exclusive negotiationslast week to acquire BP interests in producing West Nile Delta assets and its 50% contractor interest in the Temsah concession in a transaction that could raise about $1 billion.
BP would retain its assets held through Arcius Energy, its joint venture with Abu Dhabi’s XRG, including its interest in the giant Zohr gas field.
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