埃及周五宣布在地中海发现天然气，初步估计储层储量约为2000亿立方英尺。
Egypt announced Friday a natural gas discovery in the Mediterranean Sea, with preliminary estimates indicating approximately 200 billion cubic feet of gas in the reservoir.
石油和矿产资源部表示，在Tiba特许区Nasseem-1X探井的钻探和评估中，发现了一个具有良好地质和物理特征的含气层。该部称，该井显示含气层厚度约为15米（49英尺）。
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said drilling and evaluation of the Nasseem-1X exploratory well in the Tiba concession area revealed a gas-bearing formation with promising geological and physical characteristics. The well revealed a gas-bearing layer approximately 15 meters (49 feet) thick, the ministry said.
技术研究正在继续，以确定可采储量和潜在日产量，而该部尚未宣布何时能开始生产。
Technical studies are continuing to determine recoverable reserves and potential daily output, while the ministry has yet to announce when production could begin.
Tiba特许区由意大利能源公司埃尼与澳大利亚伍德赛德合作运营，埃及Petrobel代表合作伙伴进行钻探作业。
The Tiba concession is operated by Italian energy company Eni in partnership with Australia's Woodside, with Egypt's Petrobel carrying out drilling operations on behalf of the partners.
计划通过管道连接以加速生产 该部表示，计划通过一条约22公里（13.7英里）长的管道将该井连接到现有生产设施。
Pipeline connection planned to accelerate production The ministry said it plans to connect the well to existing production facilities through a pipeline approximately 22 kilometers (13.7 miles) long.
拟议的连接到Abu Madi-El Gamil管道将允许利用现有基础设施，缩短将新发现天然气投入生产所需的时间。
The proposed connection to the Abu Madi-El Gamil pipeline would allow the use of existing infrastructure, reducing the time needed to bring the newly discovered gas into production.
该部表示，一旦技术评估完成并确立商业可行性，该发现有助于提高国内天然气产量。
The discovery could help boost domestic natural gas output once technical assessments are completed and its commercial viability is established, the ministry said.
该部将积极的勘探结果归因于投资和勘探活动的增加，并提到投资环境的改善以及向国际能源合作伙伴偿还未付款项取得了进展。
It attributed the positive exploration results to increased investment and exploration activity, citing improvements in the investment climate and progress in settling outstanding payments to international energy partners.
埃及一直在寻求通过开发现有发现和加速勘探来增加国内天然气产量，以满足本地需求并减少对进口的依赖。
Egypt has been seeking to increase domestic natural gas production by developing existing discoveries and accelerating exploration to meet local demand and reduce reliance on imports.