BP finds gas in Egypt
CAIRO, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- British energy company BP announced Monday it made a "significant gas discovery" while drilling in deep waters in the eastern Nile Delta.
BP's Egyptian subsidiary announced it made the discovery in its Salamat well while drilling in a water depth of 2,100 feet in the eastern Nile Delta. The company said it's the deepest well ever drilled in the region.
"With a hydrocarbon column in excess of 590 feet, the discovery increases our confidence ... in the East Nile Delta," Mike Daly, executive vice president of exploration for BP, said in a statement.
Daly said further appraisal will be required before BP can evaluate its options for developing the discovery at the Salamat well.
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