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Egypt: Nessim-1X estimated to hold about 200 billion cubic feet of gas

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Egypt’s petroleum ministry announced positive results at the Mediterranean Nessim-1X well on 6 November 2026. Its preliminary estimate puts gas in place at 200 billion cubic feet, without establishing recoverable reserves.

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Identification illustration; does not depict the well. Wikimedia Commons, public domain; PNG rendering. — Wikimedia Commons contributors — domaine public, rendu PNG du drapeau égyptien.

According to the ministry, initial appraisal identifies about 15 metres of net gas-bearing thickness. Technical studies still need to determine production potential.

A roughly 22-kilometre pipeline connection to existing facilities is being considered. This is a development proposal: the available information does not establish that production has begun.

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