Circle Oil begins test pumping

Limerick: Irish oil and gas exploration company, Circle Oil has announced it has commenced the test pumping of oil from its A1 Ola-1X well in Egypt.

Circle, which is headquartered in Limerick, said that its Kareem Rahmi well, in Egypt, is currently pumping 1,400 barrels of oil per day (bopd) and overall production from its Geyad and Al Amir SE fields is averaging 8,500 bopd.