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Egypt completes drilling of Zohr-9 well; Denise W-1X drilling begins

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi announced the successful completion of drilling the Zohr-9 well in the Zohr natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, yielding around 70 million cubic feet of gas per day.

Updated 10/29/2025 10:07:00 AM
Badawi, Maridive Group discuss expansion into petroleum production

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with a delegation from Maridive Group to discuss the company’s plans to expand its operations and invest in petroleum production.

Updated 10/29/2025 7:59:00 AM
QatarEnergy expands in Egypt through partnerships across 6 offshore gas exploration areas

QatarEnergy has expanded its presence in Egypt’s energy sector through a new partnership with Italy’s Eni in the North Rafah offshore concession in the Mediterranean Sea.

Updated 10/28/2025 12:06:00 PM
AMOC, MIDOR sign deal to boost annual gas oil output by 350,000 tons

Alexandria Mineral Oils Company (AMOC) and Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR) signed a joint agreement to increase the quantities of high-quality gas oil production

Updated 10/28/2025 9:35:00 AM
QatarEnergy acquires 40% stake in North Rafah Offshore exploration block in Egypt

QatarEnergy has acquired a 40% participating interest in Egypt’s North Rafah offshore exploration block through a farm-in agreement with Eni, which will remain the operator with a 60% stake.

Updated 10/28/2025 8:37:00 AM
Egypt unveils new oil, gas discoveries in Western Desert, Delta

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.

Updated 10/22/2025 10:37:00 AM
Badawi takes part in EMC 2025 inauguration

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi and Cyprus’s Minister of Energy, Commerce, and Industry Giorgos Papanastasiou inaugurated the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Conference and Exhibition (EMC 2025)

Updated 10/21/2025 9:53:00 AM
Egypt to launch new Red Sea oil, gas exploration bid round via EUG

Egypt is preparing to launch a new international bid round for oil and gas exploration in four concessions at the Red Sea through the Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG), Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi announced during meetings held on the sidelines of the World Energies Summit in London.

Updated 10/15/2025 2:04:00 AM
EGPC, Eni, bp extend Baltim East field development contract

The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), Eni, and BP have signed an agreement to extend the development contract for the Baltim East field in the Nile Delta’s Baltim Concession.

Updated 10/15/2025 1:44:00 AM
Egypt to drill $5.7B new oil, gas exploration wells within 5 years

Egypt plans to drill about 480 new oil and gas exploration wells over the next five years with investments exceeding $5.7 billion, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi announced during his keynote speech at the World Energies Summit in London.

Updated 10/14/2025 2:57:00 AM
ExxonMobil Egypt signs agreement with Octane to drive digital transformation in transportation

ExxonMobil Egypt has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Octane to advance digital transformation in Egypt’s transportation sector, as per an emailed press release.

Updated 10/6/2025 2:26:00 AM
Egypt, UAE explore enhancing cooperation in oil sector

Minister of Petroleum Karim Badawi has reviewed ways to boost cooperation between Egypt and the UAE in the oil and gas sector, according to a statement.

Updated 8/5/2025 8:54:00 AM
EGAS awards 6 natural gas exploration blocks worth $245M

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has awarded six new exploration blocks to a group of international companies, with expected investments totaling approximately $245 million.

Updated 6/25/2025 11:28:00 AM
Egypt announces new oil discovery in Abu Sennan brownfield

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.

Updated 6/16/2025 7:39:00 AM
Egypt activates emergency gas supply plan amid regional disruptions

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has activated an emergency plan for natural gas supply priorities following the outbreak of military actions in the region and the suspension of gas imports from the east.

Updated 6/15/2025 1:44:00 AM
Petrojet, Jordanian consortium ink $21.76M LPG storage project in Aqaba

Petrojet and a Jordanian consortium led by the Jordan National Shipping Lines Company (JNSC) have signed a $21.76 million agreement with the Jordan Petroleum Refinery, to implement a new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage project in Aqaba.

Updated 6/4/2025 7:38:00 AM
Launch of Israel’s Nitzana pipeline with Egypt delayed to H1 2028 over disputes

The start-up date of the planned 600 million cubic feet per day (cfd) Nitzana pipeline, set to boost Israeli natural gas exports to Egypt, has been pushed to the first half (H1) of 2028 due to ongoing disagreements over cost-sharing and volume allocation.

Updated 6/1/2025 8:16:00 AM
EGAS, ExxonMobil sign MoU to apply new production-sharing model in Mediterranean

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ExxonMobil Egypt Upstream Limited to apply a new production-sharing system in the petroleum sector, tied to the latter's ongoing exploration activities in two Mediterranean blocks.

Updated 4/29/2025 10:28:00 AM
SCZone launches €14M Treegas project in Sokhna Industrial Zone

The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) officially launched the Treegas project, a composite liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder manufacturing facility, in the Sokhna Industrial Zone.

Updated 4/28/2025 2:08:00 AM
Khalda Petroleum discovers 3 new crude oil, gas reserves in Western Desert

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.

Updated 4/13/2025 1:37:00 AM