Taurus Gas Field (Egypt)

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Taurus Gas Field is a discovered gas field in Egypt.

Along with Raven Oil and Gas Field (Egypt), Giza Gas Field (Egypt), Libra Gas Field (Egypt), and Fayoum Gas Field (Egypt), Taurus is a part of the West Nile Delta Oil and Gas Project (Egypt).

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Taurus Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Taurus Discovered[1] BP[2] BP (82.75%); Wintershall DEA (17.25%)[3] 2000[1] 2017[2]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Taurus Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
gas commercial reserves 13110.58 million m³ 2015 [1]

Location

Table 3: field-level location details for Taurus Gas Field

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Egypt[4] 31.917, 30.097 (exact)[4]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the West Nile Delta complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 William Medvei (2015). "Wood Mackenzie BP Corporate Report". http://mdl2179trialdocs.com/. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211102001555/https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/investors/upstream-major-projects/major-projects-2017/west-nile-delta-egypt.html. Archived from the original on 02 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20230504061046/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/west-nile-delta-gas-project/. Archived from the original on 04 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210626105758/https://energyegypt.net/phase-2-of-west-nile-delta-fields-to-start-production-in-december/. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)