TransGlobe begins drilling new well at Western Desert concession

TransGlobe Energy announced yesterday that it began drilling for oil at its SGZ 6X exploration well in the South Ghazalat concession in the Western Desert. The company also said that it successfully began production from two wells in West Bakr in the Eastern Desert, with output from each well currently averaging around 800 bpd, exceeding initial projections. Another new well in the area has also been producing around 80 bpd. TransGlobe plans to drill another well in the area during November.