{"id":596409,"date":"2019-08-27T04:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T04:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/27\/shell-to-drill-montu-well-at-west-delta-concession-this-month\/"},"modified":"2019-08-27T04:00:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T04:00:28","slug":"shell-to-drill-montu-well-at-west-delta-concession-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2019\/08\/27\/shell-to-drill-montu-well-at-west-delta-concession-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell to drill Montu well at West Delta concession this month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shell is set to begin drilling at the Montu well in its West Delta deep marine concession in the Mediterranean Sea this month, the company said in a statement (pdf)<\/a>. The Discoverer India drillship will drill 6k meters below the water\u2019s surface, setting a new record as the deepest well in Egypt. The well is estimated to have a reserve of 4.7 tcf of natural gas and will take five months to drill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shell is set to begin drilling at the Montu well in its West Delta deep marine concession in the Mediterranean Sea this month, the company said in a statement (pdf). The Discoverer India drillship will drill 6k meters below the water\u2019s surface, setting a new record as the deepest well in Egypt. 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