bp 宣布签署谅解备忘录 (MoU)，以评估在地中海水深 300 至 1,500 米处实施五口井计划的机会。

该计划旨在加速国家天然气储备的开发和生产，并旨在扩大西尼罗河三角洲现有生产设施的用途。钻井作业预计将于 2026 年开始，在对钻井活动和资源潜力进行评估后，可能提供回接选项。

谅解备忘录是在石油和矿产资源部长卡里姆·巴达维阁下、埃及驻英国大使阿什拉夫·斯韦拉姆阁下和石油和矿产资源部勘探和协议副国务卿乔治·萨米尔·拉斯兰博士访问 bp 伦敦总部期间签署的。

代表团会见了 bp 首席执行官 Murray Auchincloss、天然气和低碳能源执行副总裁 William Lin； BP中东和北非地区总裁纳德·扎基 (Nader Zaki) 和 BP埃及公司总裁瓦伊勒·沙欣 (Wail Shaheen) 共同签署了该协议。此次签约彰显了 BP 与埃及政府之间长期合作伙伴关系的牢固性。

今天的声明重申了我们支持埃及天然气行业投资的承诺。“我们感谢卡里姆·巴达维部长阁下的持续参与和支持。我们期待运用 BP 的技术专长，巩固我们近期的勘探和开发势头，为埃及带来新的天然气资源，加速天然气产量，并为我们的业务创造价值。”

BP天然气和低碳能源执行副总裁William Lin
和中东及北非地区总裁Nader Zaki补充道：“我们为与埃及政府的长期合作感到自豪。这份备忘录代表着我们未来十年在埃及能源领域投资的战略性一步，使我们能够在西尼罗河三角洲开发更多天然气资源，并尽快将其投入生产，以满足当地市场的需求。”

该协议签署之际，BP计划在2030年将日产量提高到230万至250万桶油当量，并有能力在2035年前继续提高产量。在此之前，BP在2025年上半年进行了成功的勘探活动，已获得10个发现，其中两个在埃及，在法尤姆5号天然气发现井和埃尔金2号勘探井完成了钻探活动，这两个井都是西尼罗河三角洲开发项目的一部分。

bp在埃及运营已逾60年。通过战略合作伙伴关系和持续投资，bp在埃及能源资源开发中持续发挥着关键作用。

bp has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate opportunities for a five-well programme at water depth ranging from 300 to 1,500 meters in the Mediterranean Sea.

The programme is designed to accelerate the development and production of national gas reserves, with the intent of extending the use of existing production facilities in the West Nile Delta. Drilling operations are expected to start in 2026, with possible tie-back options following evaluation of the drilling campaign and resource potential.

The MoU was signed during the visit of H.E. Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources; H.E. Ashraf Swelam, Egypt’s Ambassador to the UK; and Dr. Geo. Samir Raslan, Undersecretary for Exploration and Agreements at the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, to bp’s headquarters in London.

The delegation met with Murray Auchincloss, bp’s chief executive officer; William Lin, executive vice president for gas and low carbon energy; Nader Zaki, regional president, Middle East and North Africa; and Wail Shaheen, president of bp Egypt. The signing underscores the strength of the long-standing partnership between bp and the Egyptian government.

“Today’s announcement reaffirms our commitment to supporting investment in Egypt’s gas sector. ?We appreciate the continued engagement and support from H.E. Minister Karim Badawi. ?We look forward to applying bp’s technological expertise to build on our recent exploration and development momentum to bring on new gas resources and accelerated production for the country as well as deliver value for our business.”

William Lin, executive vice president for gas and low carbon energy
Nader Zaki, regional president for the Middle East and North Africa, added:?“We are?proud of our longstanding partnership with the Egyptian government. This memorandum?represents a strategic step in our investments in Egypt’s energy sector during this decade,?enabling us to develop additional gas resources in the West Nile Delta and bring them?onstream as quickly as possible to meet the needs of the local market.”

The agreement comes as bp plans to increase production to 2.3-2.5 million barrels of oil equivalent a day in 2030 with the capacity to increase production out to 2035.?It follows a successful exploration campaign in the first half of 2025 in which bp has made 10 discoveries including two in Egypt, where it completed drilling activity at the Fayoum-5 gas discovery well and El King-2 exploration well, both part of the West Nile?Delta development.

bp has been operating in Egypt for more than 60 years. Through strategic partnerships and sustained investments, the company continues to play a pivotal role in developing the country’s energy resources.