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Khalda Petroleum Company, operating in Egypt’s Western Desert, announced a new oil discovery in a statement on August 27, specifically in the West Fewebs-1 area of the Kalabsha Development Area. The company reported that the new well was tested by drilling 270 feet into Paleozoic sandstone, which are rock layers that date back to the Paleozoic era, roughly 541 to 252 million years ago. The well produced 7,165 barrels of high-quality oil per day with a quality grade of 44…