壳牌埃及公司（SHEL.L）周日表示，已启动埃及地中海Mina West天然气田的生产，为国内供应增加了新来源。
Shell Egypt (SHEL.L) has started production from the Mina West gas field in the Egyptian Mediterranean, the company said on Sunday, adding a new source of domestic supply.
该公司估计，该气田于2023年在North El-Amriya特许区发现，日产量可达1.6亿立方英尺。壳牌表示，该气田连接现有的West Delta Deep Marine基础设施，使其能够更快完成项目。
The field, discovered in 2023 in the North El-Amriya concession, could produce 160 million cubic feet of gas per day, the company estimates. It is connected to existing West Delta Deep Marine infrastructure, which Shell said enabled it to complete the project faster.
作为气田运营商，壳牌持有Mina West 60%股份，科威特外国石油勘探公司（KUFPEC）的一家子公司持有剩余40%股份。
Field operator Shell has a 60% stake in Mina West while a subsidiary of Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) holds the remaining 40%.
根据联合组织数据倡议（JODI）的数据，埃及8月天然气产量约为1126亿立方英尺，较2021年8月约2147亿立方英尺的产量下降约48%，并较上年同期下降约10.5%。
Egypt’s gas production was about 112.6 billion cubic feet (bcf) in August, down about 48% from roughly 214.7 bcf in August 2021 and about 10.5% below a year earlier, according to the Joint Organisations Data Initiative (JODI).