Egypt has agreed to purchase the full production of natural gas from Cyprus’ Aphrodite field under a new set of agreements aimed at strengthening supply and supporting exports.

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi held a video conference meeting with Basil Allam, Country Manager of Chevron Cyprus, to coordinate on finalizing agreements on linking the Cypriot Aphrodite natural gas field to Egyptian infrastructure.

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi and President of Integrated Gas at Shell Plc Cederic Cremers discussed regional integration plans to develop Cyprus's Aphrodite gas field.

Egypt, Cyprus, and Chevron signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on February 17th, marking a major step forward for the Aphrodite gas project.

The Egyptian government, in collaboration with the Cypriot government, is looking to establish a 90-kilometer-long underwater pipeline connecting the Cypriot Aphrodite offshore gas field to the offshore production facilities of Egypt’s Zohr gas field.