The Raven field, the third stage of BP's huge West Nile Delta (WND) development off Egypt's Mediterranean coast, has started producing gas.
The WND project, worth about $9 billion, consists of five gas fields spread throughout the Mediterranean Sea's North Alexandria and West Mediterranean Deepwater offshore concession areas. The WND was developed in three stages by BP and its partners in collaboration with the Ministry of Petroleum.
Raven comes after the Taurus/Libra and Giza/Fayoum projects, both of which began production in 2017 and 2019. Along with the current West Nile Delta onshore processing plant, it generates gas for a new onshore processing facility.
Bernard Looney, BP chief executive, said, “Completing this major multi-stage development in the face of many challenges is testament to BP’s long-term commitment to Egypt and our excellent working relationships with partners and the government. West Nile Delta will make an important contribution to meeting Egypt’s growing energy needs, by providing a cost-competitive and resilient gas supply from the country’s own resources.”