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Apache Expands Egypt's Faghur Basin Play With Continued Drilling Successes
Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today reported five new oil discoveries in its Faghur Basin play in the far southwest of Egypt's Western Desert oil and gas province.

Atwood Oceanics give Notice of a force majeure in Egypt
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., a Houston-based international drilling contractor (NYSE: ATW), announced that, on January 29, 2011, due to the civil unrest that has occurred in Egypt, our customer, RWE Dea Nile GmbH gave notice to Alpha Offshore Services Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics, Inc., of a force majeure event affecting the operations of the Atwood Aurora which is presently operating offshore Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Gas discovery for RWE Dea in North El Amriya concession
RWE Dea Egypt announced today that it made a gas discovery in its own operated North El Amriya concession. The successful testing of the reservoir opens chances of further future discoveries in the licence.

BP Makes a Significant Deep Gas Discovery in Egypt's West Nile Delta
BP Egypt announced today that it has made a significant gas discovery in the Deepwater West Nile Delta area.

Apache Completes Acquisition of BP Assets in Egypt's Western Desert
Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today announced that a subsidiary has completed its acquisition of BP's oil and gas operations, acreage and infrastructure in Egypt's Western Desert. The transaction marks the final step in Apache's previously announced three-part acquisition of BP assets.