Apache Corporation seven oil and gas discoveries that highlight the geologic and geographic diversity across the company's 9.7 million gross acres in Egypt's Western Desert.

One discovery - the Riviera SW-1X on the southern flank of the Abu Gharadig Basin - test-flowed 5,800 barrels of oil and 2.8 million cubic feet (MMcf) of gas per day from a Lower Bahariya sand with 24 feet of net pay. Another - the Narmer-1X - is a stratigraphic trap that is separated from the Neilos oil field located five miles to the east.

"These seven discoveries are located in four different geologic basins and six different concessions," said Thomas M. Maher, Egypt Region vice president and general manager. "The Faghur Basin yielded four of the discoveries with one each in the Shushan, Matruh and Abu Gharadig basins. All seven discoveries have been tested and Riviera SW-1X is already producing. Our exploration and development program in Egypt continues apace, with an average of 27 drilling rigs operating during the second quarter. "

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