What does it mean for an international company to supply 60 million cubic feet of gas in one day? Will these discoveries make a difference in the life of the citizen or just numbers on paper? Will the gas emerging from West Burullus actually reduce imports or is it still early? Why have foreign companies returned to increase their investments in Egypt now? How will this heavy gas production affect the prices of electricity and industry?
A new treasure from underground, not gold or antiquities, this is natural gas worth millions of dollars, and it confirms that Egypt still has a lot to offer in the energy file.
Cairon Petroleum International Company announced a strong new addition to gas production in Egypt, after it was able to supply about 60 million cubic feet of gas per day at once, and this happened at the beginning of January 2026 from its concession areas in West Burullus in the Mediterranean.
What happened is simply that the company finished connecting two new wells to the production network. The first well produces about 35 million cubic feet per day, and the second well about 25 million cubic feet, meaning a total of 60 million cubic feet of gas per day entering the national network, and this is not a small number at all.
How much did this treasure cost? The investments made in drilling and connecting these two wells amounted to about 100 million dollars, and this reflects the extent to which international companies see that investing in Egyptian gas is still rewarding and profitable, especially in the deep water areas of the Mediterranean.
Cairon is not only engaged in drilling wells and salvation. This company is also involved in developing offshore gas fields, modernizing platforms, and laying land and sea pipelines, and all of this with one goal, which is to enhance local production and reduce dependence on imports.
A very important point here is that adjusting the prices of gas produced from new wells by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation and EGAS had a direct role in encouraging Cairo and other foreign partners to increase their investments and raise production rates, and this shows how flexible policies make a difference in attracting investment.
If we look at the bigger picture, we will find that the gas file in Egypt is working strongly from 2024 until now.
In the Zohr field alone, the production of the Zohr 6 and Zohr 9 wells reached about 135 million cubic feet of gas per day. In the deep western delta, the wells of phases 10 and 11 produce about 305 million cubic feet of gas per day, in addition to 3,600 barrels of petroleum condensates.
The Raven field in the Mediterranean also entered with strong production from two Jadad wells, with about 140 million cubic feet of gas per day, and in the Western Desert, the South Nut1 well recorded 50 million cubic feet of gas per day.
There is also a plan to raise the production of the Burullus field from 45 to 75 million cubic feet of gas per day by the beginning of next year, and this will be a very important addition to the network. As for Khalda Company, its production from the new discoveries has reached 36 million cubic feet of gas per day, and other wells are also producing more than 3,550 barrels of crude oil per day in addition to gas.
All these numbers say one thing: that gas is still a real power card in Egypt’s hands, and that the investments entering the sector are not a coincidence, but are based on real discoveries, encouraging policies, and infrastructure built over the years.
