Taurus Gas Field (Egypt)

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Taurus Gas Field is an operating gas field in Egypt.

Along with Raven Oil and Gas Field (Egypt), Giza Gas Field (Egypt), Libra Gas Field (Egypt), Fayoum Gas Field (Egypt), and Taurus and Libra Oil and Gas Field (Egypt), Taurus Gas Field 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

¹Final Investment Decision
²If a country or region is known to not produce any hydrocarbons in an unconventional method, this production type is assumed to be conventional

Unit name	Status	Operator	Owner	Discovery year	FID1 year	Production start year	Production type2
Taurus	Operating	BP	BP (82.75%); Wintershall DEA (17.25%)	2000	–	2017	Conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Taurus Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters

Fuel description	Reserves classification	Quantity	Units	Data year	Source
gas	commercial reserves	13110.58	million m³	2015	​

Location

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

Location	Onshore/Offshore	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Offshore, Egypt	Offshore	31.917, 30.097 (exact)

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

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