Eni said on Thursday that it has found oil in the South West Meleiha Block in the Egyptian Western Desert, north of the Siwa Oasis. The SWM A-2X well is producing 2,300 b/d of light oil and 0.4 MMcf/d of associated gas, Eni said. The well was drilled to a depth of 5,090 meters and appraisal drilling is planned. Production will be transported via pipeline to the El Hamra export terminal.
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