In late October 2019, Khalda Petroleum Co. (Khalda) tested Biruni 1, the new field wildcat of its Biruni oil discovery, in the Khalda Offset (New) A-East block (Khalda Offset Extension), Northern Egypt Basin. Flow rate equals to 5,000 bo/d.  Biruni 1 was spudded on 4 February 2019, using âEDC-58â land rig and drilled to a TD of 4,771 m in the Jurassic Lower Yakout Formation. It had a PTD of 5,029 m and objectives in the Aptian Alam El Bueib, 5 and 6 units, Middle Jurassic Safa Member and Upper Jurassic Masajid Formation.  The Khalda Offset (New) A-East block is held by Khalda, a JV between EGPC (50%), Apache (33.5%) and Sinopec (16.5%) with a 100% interest.
Egypt (Gulf of Suez B.) October