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Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields
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Anglo-Egyptian Oilfields Limited was an oil company registered in London, England on 6 July 1911 with a capital of £676,000 (£226,000 Anglo-Saxon Petroleum (Royal Dutch Shell), £450,000 Red Sea Oilfields Ltd)[5][6] with oilfields in Egypt. It was a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell.[7]
Egypt was the first oil producing country in the Middle East, even before Iran, but production was quite insignificant compared to the region's major oil producing countries.[1]
The company headquarter was moved from London to Cairo in 1951 and taxes where henceforth paid to the Egyptian government, except those on dividends paid to UK residents.[8] The company board for the first time met on July 10 in the newly build 10-story Shell House headquarters in which the Shell Company of Egypt Ltd and Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. (Egypt) Ltd were co-tenants.[9]
The capital structure of the company (par value and number of shares issued) did not change between 1920 and 1954.[10] In 1920 it was £1,350,000 (all issued) and as a typical part of the combine owned 60% by Royal Dutch and 40% by Shell.[11] On May 31, 1956 the capital was increased to £5,665,500 and one bonus share issued for each two shares (i.e. a 1+1⁄2:1 stock split).[12] The company properties were sequestered by order of Egyptian authorities on November 2, 1956 (Suez Crisis)[13] and de-sequestered on April 21, 1959 and this was finalized on July 11, 1959 with control passing back to the former owners.[14] In July 1961 the government of the United Arab Republic acquired a 55% shareholding in the company.[a] It was renamed as the Al Nasr Oilfields Company on 4 January 1962, and was converted into a United Arab Republic Company.[17] It seems to have been nationalised in 1964, and news reports cite Gamal Abdel Nasser's seizing in 1964[18] while Skinner's Oil and petroleum year book suggests 1951 control.[19]
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The Gemsah field (27°39′N 33°35′E) was discovered in 1908 and yielded light oil of 41° API gravity, but the total amount was only 1,442,098 barrels over its lifetime.[20]: 38
The Hurghada field (27°15′N 33°47′E) was discovered in 1913, production peaked in 1931 (1,800,000bbl). Produced 302,200bbl in 1951 from 23 pumping wells and there were 5 shut-in wells. The oil was relatively heavy (22° - 30° API)[20]: 47
The Ras Gharib field (28°22′N 33°4′E) was discovered in 1938.[b] In 1951 8,036,900bbl were produced from 14 flowing, 70 pumping, 17 gas-lift and 26 shut-in wells.[20]: 78
jointly with Socony-Vacuum
The Sudr field (29°36′N 32°45′E) in 1951 produced 3,726,400bbl of 19°-23° API gravity from 8 flowing, 1 pumping and 6 shut-in wells. Connected to Sudr anchorage by a 6-inch and a 10-inch pipe line.[20]: 89
The Asl field (29°28′N 32°51′E) was discovered in 1948. Linked to Sudr terminal by 6-inch and 10-inch pipeline. 22° API oil.[20]: 15
The Ras Matarma field (29°32′N 32°49′E) was discovered in 1948.[20]: 78
On the Nebwi Lease (29°19′N 32°52′E) seven dry holes were drilled and #7 abandoned at a depth of 5,292 ft on Nov 11, 1950, presumably the last hole drilled on the lease.[20]: 70
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The Suez refinery (29°58′N 32°31′E) 1.5 miles southwest of the Suez town center was co-located with the government refinery located 3 miles southwest of the center. A twin 12-inch products pipeline (28,000 - 40,000 tons per month) from the Shell jetties at Suez led to a tank farm and pumping station (30°4′N 32°23′E) near Agrud and from there 75 miles of 6-inch pipe to the Ghamra terminal (30°5′N 31°17′E) east of Cairo.[20]: 89 [20]: 39 [20]: 6 There was also the Nifisha terminal (30°34′N 32°15′E) connected to Agrud.[20]: 70
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Through 1928 there were drilled 93,000ft in total exploration wells,[23]: 23 From 1929 until 1936 exploratory drilling virtually ceased. Revisions in mining regulations in 1937 stimulated efforts by AEO, Socony-Vacuum, Standard Oil of New Jersey and CalTex.[23]: 26 During World War II, 116 wells totaling 272,053 feet were completed at Ras Gharib, but exploratory drilling was suspended with no new wells spudded after Gharib West No. 4 on November 5, 1940 until Ayun Musa No. 1 on December 23, 1944.[24] With the exception of the force majeure due to the war there was a period of intensified exploration activity in Egypt from 1937 through to 1948.
Maps of wildcats: 1949[25]
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The Abu Durba field (28°38′N 33°20′E) was operated by the government.[20]: 5
South Mediterranean Oil Co
The South Mediterranean Oil Co, Ltd. was a joint-venture of Standard Oil of California and Texaco (see also: Caltex). The company began prospecting in Egypt in 1938. It had ca. 240 exploratory permits covering 5 million acres and was conducting field geology and geophysical exploration. Had (at least) one large rig and several smaller units. Drilled Khatatba No. 1 to 7,000 ft 25 miles northwest of Cairo and found nothing and shortly thereafter in May 1945 announced its withdrawal from Egypt. The assets were bought by AEO, Socony-Vacuum and Standard Oil Co of Egypt (subsidiary of Standard of NJ) in the fall of 1945.[46]
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