Shell makes major gas discovery in Mediterranean’s North East El-Amriya block

RIYADH: Energy firm Shell Egypt has made a significant gas discovery in the North East El-Amriya block of the Mediterranean Sea, following the completion of drilling for the first gas well in its three-well exploration initiative named Mina West. 

The drilling operations took place in the offshore Nile Delta at a water depth of around 250 meters below sea level, revealing primary data suggesting the presence of a natural gas reservoir.