Egypt has announced the discovery of several new oil and gas discoveries across the Western Desert and Nile Delta, underscoring ongoing efforts to reduce reliance on imports by increasing domestic production.

The General Petroleum Company has announced a new oil discovery, GPR-1X, in the mature Abu Sennan field in Egypt’s Western Desert, marking a key success under the first axis of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources’ strategy to increase local production and optimize mature field potential.

Khalda Petroleum, in collaboration with its partner Apache, has made three new crude oil and gas discoveries in its concession areas in Egypt's Western Desert.

Italian energy giant Eni, the largest foreign investor in Egypt's energy sector, is planning to drill two new wells in the Zohr field in the second half (H2) of 2025, with investment estimated at $160 million.

Cheiron Energy has announced a new oil discovery in the Geisum and Tawila West concession in the Gulf of Suez.