What is the daily gas supply increase from BP's Fayoum-4 well in Egypt, and how does its timeline compare to the original plan?

BP's Fayoum-4 well in Egypt adds approximately 80 million cubic feet of natural gas per day to the local market, and its production commencement was accelerated by about two years compared to the original schedule.

How did BP achieve a two-year acceleration in first production for Fayoum-4, and what existing infrastructure enabled this?

BP achieved the two-year acceleration by drilling a sidetrack from an existing wellbore to access the new Messinian reservoir at a depth of around 3,000 meters, and by connecting Fayoum-4 to BP's existing West Nile Delta processing facilities via the Giza-Fayoum pipeline—eliminating the need for new subsea infrastructure.

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