Egypt/United States cooperative energy assessment. Volume II, Annex 1. Energy resources of Egypt

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6805645

This report contains the findings and recommendations of the US Geological Survey geologists assigned to survey Egypts indigenous energy resources. Data on oil and gas, coal and oil shale, uranium and thorium, geothermal energy, water resources, and energy related minerals are presented. Thirty-nine oil and gas fields have been discovered in Egypt, proven reserves of oil were estimated to be 1,559,000,000 barrels in 1976. The Egyptian government hopes to attain a production rate of 1 million barrels a day in 1982. While the Gulf of Suez basin holds the most immediate prospects, the most promising frontier regions are the unexplored broad expanses of the Western Desert, the Nile Basin and the Northern Sinai while oil shales have been found in Egypt, they are only 10 to 15 feet thick and their hydrocarbon content is low. Recovery would not be economic. Coal deposits contain reserves estimated at 95 to 112 million tons. Only 1 deposit is deemed workable under present conditions of technology and economy. No uranium and thorium are being produced however geological conditions appear favorable for finding uranium deposits using appropriate programs of prospecting, exploration and development. The potential for development of low-level sources of geothermal energy in Egypt is good; there is no evidence of a high-temperature source or a vapor-dominated system. The Nile is the primary source of water. In the western desert, the Nubian aquifer supplies water for irrigation. Energy related minerals are generally found in uneconomic concentrations or not at all. However, deposits of material used in cement making and some iron ore for steel making are available. Deposits of manganese may become available upon return of the Sinai to Egypt. 44 figures, 24 tables. (DMC)

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Reston, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6805645
• Report Number(s): DOE/NBM-4011694; ON: DE84011694
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
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Geology
& Exploration
03 NATURAL GAS
030200 -- Natural Gas-- Reserves
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050100 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Reserves
Exploration
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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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