BP has made its third gas discovery in the North Damietta Offshore Concession in Egypt’s East Nile Delta, the company said in a news release March 27.

The Qattameya Shallow-1 exploration well, drilled using the El Qaher II jackup rig, struck 37 m (121 ft) of net gas pay in high quality Pliocene sandstones, the company said. The well was drilled to a total depth of 1,961 m (6,434 ft) in a water depth of about 108 m (354 ft). The presence of gas was confirmed by wireline logs, pressure data and fluid samples.

“Qattameya marks our third discovery in the block where we are already developing the Atoll field and appraising the Salamat discovery,” BP Group CEO Bob Dudley said. “This latest discovery confirms our belief that the Nile Delta is a world-class basin.”

BP said it is studying options to tie the discovery back to nearby infrastructure. The well is 35 km (22 miles) west of the Ha’py offshore facilities.