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Apache's Drilling Success, New Development Leases In Faghur Basin Point To Continued Production Growth In Egypt's Western Desert
Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today reported that approval of seven new development leases in the Faghur Basin has enabled the company to add 5,200 barrels per day of new production in Egypt's Western Desert.

Third Egyptian Discovery in Beach's Abu Sennan Concession
Beach Energy Limited (ASX: BPT, “Beach”) is pleased to announce its third discovery at the Al Jahraa-1 exploration well in the Egyptian Abu Sennan concession. The Al Jahraa-1 well, located about 15 kilometres west of the Al Ahmadi-1 and ZZ-4 discoveries, was the third well drilled as part of a six well exploration program.

Kuwait Energy makes a new oil discovery in Gulf of Suez, Egypt
Kuwait Energy Plc, one of the fastest growing independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the Middle East, today announced a new oil discovery in Egypt’s Ahmad-1X well, located in the Gulf of Suez’s Area A concession.

Launch of Vivo Energy signals new era for African energy
Vivo Energy, the company formed by Vitol, Helios Investment Partners and Shell to distribute and market Shell-branded fuels and lubricants across Africa, enters its first day of trading today in 7 countries: Cape Verde, Mauritius, Madagascar, Morocco, Mali, Senegal and Tunisia. Over the next few weeks, the Shell companies in these 7 countries will register their new names, starting today in Morocco, where Societe Shell du Maroc has become Vivo Energy Maroc. All businesses will use Vivo Energy as the name of their corporate entity. Also making its debut today is Shell and Vivo Lubricants, which will manufacture and blend Shell branded lubricants for distribution across Africa. It will market and sell lubricants through exclusive Master Distribution Agreements with Vivo Energy companies.

CROSCO provides drilling services for SIPETROL in Egypt
CROSCO Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling services for SIPETROL INTERNATIONAL S.A. Egypt Branch.

Contract for deepwater rig MAERSK DISCOVERER
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with BP for the ultra deepwater semi-submersible MAERSK DISCOVERER for work initially offshore Egypt. The firm contract duration is four years and the contract also includes an option for one year. The contract is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2012.

BP Makes Gas Discovery in Egypt's Nile Delta
BP Egypt today announced the Salmon gas discovery in the North El Burg Offshore Concession, Nile Delta. Salmon is the third gas discovery BP has made in the concession following Satis-1 and Satis-3 Oligocene deep gas discoveries.

Foster Wheeler Awarded PMC Contract for the Apache Khalda Qasr Compression Project in Egypt
Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has received a contract from Apache Khalda Corporation for the provision of project management consultancy (PMC) services to oversee the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the Qasr Compression Project in Egypt.The Qasr Compression Project will provide additional compression to the existing facilities at the Qasr gas condensate field, in the Western Desert, approximately 525km west of Cairo.

Apache Reports New Drilling Successes at Faghur Basin, Abu Gharadig Field in Egypt's Western Desert
Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today reported results from two new wells in Egypt's Western Desert that signal continued drilling success in the Faghur Basin and on concessions acquired in 2010.

Eni enhances its commitment to Egypt
The Egyptian Prime Minister HE Essam Sharaf and Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni met today in Cairo confirming the commitment of Eni to Egypt, following the recent agreements.