RWE, BP to Jointly Invest $9B in Offshore Egypt Blocks
FRANKFURT (Dow Jones Newswires), July 19, 2010
RWE Dea, the gas and oil exploration and production unit of German utility RWE, said Monday it will jointly invest $9 billion in the development of two offshore gas fields in Egypt with project operator BP.
The investment will be made for the development of the North Alexandria and West Mediterranean Deep Water concessions, which are located in the offshore region of West Nile Delta, some 40 kilometers off the coast of Egypt, RWE Dea said in an emailed statement.
Production at the gas fields is expected to begin in 2014, RWE Dea said.
BP, the operator of the two projects, owns 60% in the gas fields. RWE Dea holds 40% of the shares in the gas fields.
RWE Dea said the total investment volume will be shared with BP according to the shareholdings of the two companies. It added that its share of $3.6 billion marks the "biggest single investment in the history of RWE Dea."
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