CAIRO, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced Friday that two new wells have been commissioned in the concession area in the West Delta of the Mediterranean Sea, which is expected to increase the country's national gas production by 60 million cubic feet per day.
The new output includes 50 million cubic feet per day from the Sapphire South Central DP well, and 10 million cubic feet per day from the Scarab D4 well, which was restored after years offline, the ministry said in a statement.
The operation of the two wells is part of a plan to meet the needs of the local market during the summer consumption peak and to narrow the gap between domestic supply and demand, according to the statement.
Egypt is making efforts to increase its oil and natural gas production, despite experiencing a decline in natural gas output in recent years.
