Egypt News

Eni to explore Egyptian Mediterranean

Jan 14, 2015

Italian giant Eni signed two concession agreements to explore two blocks in the Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt as part of the 2013 Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGAS) bid round. Image from Eni.   Blocks…

Egypt’s bid to spur oil, gas activity

Jan 20, 2015

Egypt’s bid to pay off its mountain of debt to international oil companies and improve contract terms could create a rush of activity to make up for lost time. Patrick Werr reports. Former chairman of Egypt’s state-owned gas holding company…

Egypt repays $350 million to BG Group

Jan 02, 2015

The Egyptian government has repaid a further US$350 million in outstanding debt to oil and gas firm BG Group.  BG Group, one of a number of companies owed cash by the Egyptian government, says it is now owed US$920 million.  In October…

Petroceltic plans Egypt offshore seismic

Jan 16, 2015

Ireland-based exploration firm Petroceltic is focusing its attention on Egypt after two offshore block awards were recently ratified.  The firm said during 2014, formal award of the offshore North Thekah block was awarded and, more recently…

Egypt repays Circle Oil

Jan 09, 2015

Middle East and North Africa focused oil and gas exploration and production firm Circle Oil is the latest to announce it has received a debt repayment from the Egyptian government.  The company received US$15 million, as part of the recent…

Egypt signs six new oil and gas agreements

Jan 12, 2015

Egypt's government has signed six new agreements for oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Suez and the Western Desert, the Oil Ministry announced 9 January.  The agreements were with Shell, Italian firm ENI, BP and Canada's Trans Globe…

BG confirms Egyptian payment

Oct 06, 2014

BG Group has confirmed it has received a US$350 million debt repayment from the Egyptian government, reducing BG Group's domestic receivables balance in Egypt to around $1.2 billion.  Egypt announced Friday it had paid off $1.5 billion of its debt to foreign oil and gas companies…

Egypt repays $1.5 billion to oil firms

Oct 03, 2014

Egypt has paid off US$1.5 billion of its debt to foreign oil and gas companies, the country's petroleum minister has announced in a statement, according to Egyptian media. The payment, announced a day after the Egyptian government signed $1…

Tamar, Dolphinus LOI to supply Egypt with gas

Oct 20, 2014

Tamar partners and Dolphinus Holdings Ltd. signed a letter of intent for the supply of natural gas from the Tamar project located offshore Israel, to Dolphinus for use in Egypt.  Map of Tamar field. From Noble…

Dana Gas plans Egyptian drilling, wins two Nile Delta blocks

Oct 01, 2014

Dana Gas Egypt signed a gas production enhancement agreement (GPEA) with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (EGAS) and the Egyptian General Petroleum Co. (EGPC). According to the agreement, announced 30 September, Dana Gas will begin a 7-year program in the next few months…

BP starts Egyptian HPHT well

Oct 01, 2014

BP Egypt today (1 October) announced the start of drilling the Atoll-1 well offshore Egypt. The deepwater exploration well is the second exploration well in the North Demietta Offshore concession after the Salamat-1 significant discovery announced by BP in 2013…

Dragon Oil in talks to buy Petroceltic

Oct 06, 2014

Dubai-based Dragon Oil is in negotiations with Dublin-based Petroceltic International to consider an all-cash offer for the issued share capital of Petroceltic. Petroceltic's GSP Prometeu drilling rig operating off of Romania…

Eni wins big in Egypt

Sep 25, 2014

Eni scooped up three new exploration licenses in Egypt as a result of the 2013 Egyptian General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC) and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (EGAS) international licensing bid rounds. Two of the three blocks are located…

Petroceltic increases Egypt foothold

Sep 19, 2014

Petroceltic International's joint venture with Edison International Spa has been awarded the North Port Fouad Block, in the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company 2013 International Bid Round. North Port Fouad (Block 7), is offshore the Nile Delta and lies to the north of…

RWE Dea awarded two blocks in Egypt

Sep 17, 2014

German company RWE Dea has been awarded two offshore blocks in the Gulf of Suez in Egypt’s international bid round. The new RWE Dea licences in the Gulf of Suez Map from Dea RWE will become…

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