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Drone-Damaged Regasification Vessel Will Resume Operations in Q4

Sep 01, 2026

Egypt expects the Damietta regasification vessel, which was damaged in a drone attack in July, to resume operations in the fourth quarter of the year.The damaged vessel did not impact Egypt's gas market, Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi said…

Eni, BP to Reach Decision on Offshore Egypt Gas Discovery in Coming Months

Aug 25, 2026

Eni is working with BP and Egyptian Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) to reach a final investment decision in the next few months regarding Egypt's recent-discovered gas fieldDenise West, the Italian energy group said on Tuesday.First gas from the offshore gas discovery…

Egypt Approves Oil, Gas Exploration

Jul 22, 2026

Egypt's parliament approved four oil and gas exploration and development agreements on Wednesday, including a North Sinai project involving Franco-British independent producer Perenco.Egypt is looking to bolster domestic energy production that…

Egyptian President Discusses Energy Investment with Eni CEO

Nov 25, 2025

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi to review the Italian group's investments in the African country and discuss new initiatives, the energy company said on Tuesday.Eni, which is the operator of Egypt's offshore gas field Zohr…

Egypt Signs Deals Worth Over $121 Million

Sep 14, 2025

Egypt signed three investment agreements worth more than $121 million for oil and gas exploration in the Western desert, Suez Gulf and north of Sinai, the Egyptian petroleum ministry said on Sunday.The deals were with Parenco Egypt, Dubai-based Dragon Oil and Apache…

Leviathan Natural Gas Field Signs $35b Supply Deal With Egypt

Aug 07, 2025

Israel's Leviathan natural gas field has signed the largest export agreement in the country's history, worth up to $35 billion to supply gas to Egypt, NewMed, one of the partners in the field, said on Thursday.The deal should ease an energy crisis in Egypt…

Egypt Halts Fertilizer Production In Light of Israeli Gas Disruptions

Jun 13, 2025

Egyptian fertilizer producers were forced to halt operations on Friday due to a drop in natural gas imports from Israel, industry sources told Reuters.They said major Israeli gas fields had suspended operations following Israel's military strikes…

ENI Drill Ship to Start Work Soon Off Egypt

Jan 03, 2025

A drill ship will arrive in Egypt this month as operator Eni starts work on increasing production from the giant Zohr offshore gas field, Egypt's petroleum ministry said in a statement.Egypt had planned to become a major gas exporter after Eni discovered the field in 2015…

Egypt Launches Tender for Oil and Gas Exploration

Aug 27, 2024

Egypt's petroleum ministry on Tuesday announced an international tender seeking bids for natural gas and crude oil exploration in the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile delta, 10 offshore blocks and two onshore blocks.The deadline for bids is Feb…

Shell to Acquire Exxon's Block 3 Offshore Egypt

May 18, 2022

A subsidiary of Shell plc, BG International, signed a farm-out agreement (FOA) with ExxonMobil Egypt to acquire a 100% stake in the Exxon Mobil-operated North East El-Amriya offshore area, Mediterranean Sea, also known as Block 3, a Shell statement said on Wednesday…

Neptune Energy Names New Managing Director for Egypt

Nov 24, 2020

Oil and gas company Neptune Energy has appointed Mohamed Mounes Shahat to the role of Egypt Managing Director, based in Cairo. Mounes, who will start in December, joins Neptune from Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum, having most recently held the position of Minister’s Advisor for Gas Affairs…

Egypt: BP Brings Online Qattameya Offshore Gas Field

Oct 26, 2020

Oil and gas major BP has started gas production from its Qattameya gas field in the East Nile Delta offshore Egypt.The field, discovered in 2017 and located in the North Damietta offshore concession, is ‎expected to produce up to 50 million cubic feet of gas per day…

Eni Finds More Gas Offshore Egypt

Sep 16, 2020

Italian oil and gas company Eni, together with partner BP, has made a gas discovery in the Great Nooros Area offshore Egypt.Eni, a company which a few years back struck Egypt's largest gas find at the Zohr well in the Mediterranean Sea, on Wednesday…

Egypt Says Turkish Seismic Survey Plans Could Encroach on Its Waters

Aug 03, 2020

Egypt said on Saturday that part of a seismic survey planned by Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean potentially encroached on waters where Cairo claims exclusive rights.An advisory issued last month by Turkey for the survey overlaps with Egypt's exclusive economic zone (EEZ)…

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