BP has started production from the second development phase of the Raven field offshore Egypt.
This phase involves the subsea tieback of additional infill wells to existing onshore infrastructure as part of the West Nile Delta (WND) project. The new wells are expected to produce approximately 220 billion cubic feet of gas and 7 million barrels of condensate. The project was completed safely and ahead of schedule, accelerating the start of production. This initiative aligns with BP’s strategy to maximize production from existing assets and optimize resource efficiency to meet Egypt’s growing domestic energy demand.
BP, the operator, holds an 82.75% stake in the project, while Harbour Energy owns the remaining 17.25%. Nader Zaki, BP Regional President for the Middle East and North Africa, commented: “Since January 2024, we have not stopped drilling for one day. The focus of the Raven Infills project has been to fight natural decline and increase production while maximizing our existing infrastructure to meet Egypt’s domestic market demand at pace. This further demonstrates BP’s commitment to investing in Egypt, enabled by the unparalleled support and partnership with the Ministry of Petroleum, EGPC, and EGAS.”
The Raven field, the final phase of the WND project, has been in production since early 2021. Its initial phase included the development of eight subsea wells, located up to 65 km offshore, at water depths ranging from 550 to 700 meters. Phase 1 began production some four years ago. Announcing start-up April 21, 2021, BP said the first phase had an expected peak production of 900 million standard cubic feet of gas per day and 30,000 barrels a day of condensate.
Raven is part of the West Nile Delta project, which comprises five fields within the North Alexandria and West Mediterranean Deepwater concessions. West Nile Delta, a $9 billion development, is producing at nearly one billion cubic feet a day. The WND Gas Development comprises a series of gas condensate fields located offshore Egypt, within the North Alexandria and West Mediterranean Deepwater concessions.
BP holds an 82.75 percent stake in the West Nile Delta. Harbour Energy PLC, also a British company, owns the remaining 17.25 percent. The minority stake is among assets acquired by Harbour in its $11.2 billion purchase last year of the non-Russian upstream operations of Germany’s Wintershall Dea AG, now Wintershall Dea GmbH, RigZone says.
Elsewhere in Egypt, BP is a co-venturer in the East Nile Delta with Pharaonic Petroleum Co. and Petrobel. BP says it produces about 60 percent of Egypt’s gas through East Nile Delta and West Nile Delta.
On February 6, 2025, BP announced a discovery in the North King Mariout Offshore Concession through the El King-2 exploration well, part of a West Nile Delta four-slot drilling campaign. The well encountered two prospective Messinian reservoirs at a measured depth of about 2,400 meters (7,874.02 feet), according to RigZone.
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