First gas from BP’s West Nile Delta Egyptian project

BP has just started first gas production from the second stage of its West Nile Delta development offshore Egypt. The gas flows from the Giza and Fayoum fields and the project was developed as a deepwater, long-distance tie-back to an existing onshore plant. In the beginning Giza and Fayoum will produce around 400 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) but are expected to grow up to a maximum rate of 700 mmscfd.