Production Starts at Raven's Second Development
February 16, 2025
BP has started production from the second development phase of the Raven field offshore Egypt, the global oil company said on Sunday.
BP said in a statement that the new wells are set to produce approximately 220 billion cubic feet of gas and 7 million barrels of condensate.
Egypt has been struggling with a decline in natural gas output and in September 2024 its domestic supplies fell to a seven-year low.
The decline has turned the country back into being a net importer, buying dozens of cargoes, but it has been in talks with international oil and gas companies to increase their investments to offset the natural decline.
"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," Nader Zaki, BP Regional President for the Middle East and North Africa, said.
The second development phase involves the subsea tieback of additional Raven infill wells to its existing onshore infrastructure as part of the West Nile Delta (WND) project. bp, the operator, holds an 82.75% stake in the project, while Harbour Energy owns the remaining 17.25%.
The WND Gas Development comprises a series of gas condensate fields located within the North Alexandria and West Mediterranean Deepwater concessions. 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.
(Reuters - Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Mohamed Ezz; Editing by Angus MacSwan) (Additional reporting by Wendy Laursen)
