Egypt's petroleum minister Karim Badawi said on Tuesday that drilling work for the development of the Zohr gas field resumed in mid-February.Production had been curbed because of arrears owed to foreign oil companies.A drilling ship arrived…
Italian energy major Eni has signed an agreement with Egypt and Cyprus for the development and export of Cyprus Block 6 gas through Egypt’s existing infrastructure.The agreement outlines a comprehensive framework enabling a rapid development of the Cronos gas discovery offshore Cyprus…
Israel awarded licences to BP, Azeri national oil firm Socar and local company NewMed Energy NWMDp.TA on Monday to explore for natural gas in Israeli waters as the country seeks to boost domestic gas reserves and expand exports.In 2023 the trio…
BP has completed drilling operations at the El Fayoum-5 gas discovery well in the North Alexandria Offshore Concession, marking the final well in its four-slot drilling campaign in the West Nile Delta.Drilled using the Valaris DS-12 drillship…
Egypt has signed deals worth about $3 billion with Shell and TotalEnergies to secure 60 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to cover demand for 2025, three trading sources told Reuters.The most populous Arab country last year returned to being a net importer of natural gas…
Egypt's giant Zohr gas field will start production after resuming drilling within weeks, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Thursday, adding that operator ENI had a plan to expand drilling in the next two years.Production had been curbed because of arrears owed to foreign oil companies…
Chevron-led consortium, in charge of the development of Aphrodite field offshore Cyprus, has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian national gas company EGAS for the export of gas from the field to Egypt.The MoU was signed by Chevron-led consortium…
Oil major BP has made a new oil and gas discovery in Egypt's King Mariout Block in the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Wednesday in a televised press conference.Further details about the discovery will be announced soon…
BP has started production from the second development phase of the Raven field offshore Egypt, the global oil company said on Sunday.BP said in a statement that the new wells are set to produce approximately 220 billion cubic feet of gas and 7 million barrels of condensate…
The Cypriot government has approved the updated plan for the Aphrodite gas field, filed by Chevron-led consortium, which will see the construction of a floating production unit (FPU) and a pipeline for exporting gas to Egypt.Following Cypriot government’s approval of the plan…
ExxonMobil Egypt, a subsidiary of U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil, has made a gas discovery as part of a drilling campaign in the North Marakia Block offshore Egypt.The drilling of the Nefertari 1 well at an area with at a water depth of 1,720 meters…
BP and XRG, ADNOC’s international energy investment company, have established new regional gas platform, Arcius Energy, to initially focus on development of gas assets in Egypt.Announced in February 2024, Arcius Energy is 51% owned by BP and 49% by XRG…
The CEO of Israel-focused gas producer Energean on Thursday urged Israel to issue new offshore oil and gas exploration licences to meet rising demand in the region.Speaking to Reuters, Mathios Rigas also called on governments to develop new export routes from Israel to neighbouring Egypt and Cyprus…
QatarEnergy has entered into an agreement with Chevron to acquire a 23% working interest in the concession agreement for the North El-Dabaa (H4) Block, in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt.According to the agreement, QatarEnergy will acquire a 23% interest…
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…