Situated adjacent to the Shukheir North West field, the Ahmad-2 probe encountered oil in the Rudeis formation – a first for the area, according to the explorer.
Initial tests showed a production flow rate of 1300 barrels of oil per day, Kuwait Energy said.
Chief executive Sara Akbar said the discovery was the fifth exploration success in the concession - now its top producing property in Egypt - and the nineteenth overall for the explorer since it entered the country in 2008.
Kuwait