MILAN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Italian oil and gas group Eni said on Thursday it had started production at theoffshore DEKA gas project in Egypt in joint venture with BP.
In a statement, Eni said the project was producing 1.8million cubic meters of gas per day as well as associatedcondensates of around 800 barrels per day.
DEKA's production is expected to reach peak in the firstquarter of next year with a total gross gas rate of about 6.5million cubic meters per day.
Eni, the biggest foreign energy player in Egypt, has beenpresent in the country since 1954 and produced about 228,000barrels of oil equivalent per day last year. (Reporting by Stephen Jewkes)