Kuwait Energy has announced its seventh oil discovery in the East Ras Qattara (ERQ) field in the Egyptian Western Desert. The Diaa-1 well encountered oil in February 2010 in the Upper and Lower Bahariya formations and in the Kharita formation at a depth of approximately 10,700-12,000 feet. The well produced up to 1,600 barrels of oil per day (bopd) in a short-term production test from the Kharita formation. The firm has a 49.5% working interest in ERQ, which was acquired in March 2008 through the acquisition of Oil Search's assets in Egypt and Yemen.