1:39 pm Stena Drilling signs contract with Shell to drill 3 wells offshore Egypt
4:11 pm Eni announces New Gas Discovery in Eastern Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt
12:16 pm Wintershall Dea makes new Natural Gas Discovery in East Damanhour Block
4:23 pm ExxonMobil secures exploration rights to two blocks, Masry & Cairo, offshore Egypt
4:18 pm Eni shoots for stars with 11 Tcf probe offshore Egypt – Upstream Online
12:41 pm Egypt launches new bid round for oil & gas exploration in Mediterranean, Nile Delta
Bapetco's budget ratified as Shell increased investment to $438 million this year
Drilling of 14 exploratory and developmental wells with 100% of drilling plan achieved during first half of current fiscal year. Badr El Din Petroleum Company (Bapetco) General Assembly Meeting, chaired by Eng. Tarek El-Molla, Minister […]
Egyptian Refining Co to start output at country's largest refinery in Q1 2017
The Egyptian Refining Company, a subsidiary of one of Egypt’s largest investment companies Qalaa Holdings, will start production at its $3.7 billion oil refinery in the first quarter of 2017, managing director Mohammed Saad said. […]
Eni completes sale of 12.5% of Saipem share capital to Fondo Strategico Italiano
The Shareholders Agreement between Eni and FSI has taken full effect With reference to the sale and purchase agreement between Eni S.p.A. and Fondo Strategico Italiano S.p.A., the object of which is the sale, from […]
Eni partners for Zohr gas development known this year
New development partners for Egypt’s mega gas find will be announced this year, according to Italy’s Eni. The company said that it had received interest from “several companies” to help develop the Zohr discovery, which […]
BP remains ambitious on gas in Egypt despite weak oil prices
Britain’s BP Plc aims to double natural gas production in Egypt in the next four years despite weak oil prices as Egypt’s burgeoning energy market offers hope for its battered economy. Egypt is on a […]
EGAS to hold international tender for 11 oil and gas blocks
Egypt will hold an international tender for 11 oil and natural gas exploration blocks in the Mediterranean sea and Nile Delta during the second half of fiscal year 2015-2016, Khaled Abdel Badie, head of state-owned […]
Five year plan for Egypt's oil sector revealed
During the previous fiscal year (FY) 2014/2015, the oil and gas demand increased by 0.5m tonnes to a total of 73m tonnes. The share of demanded oil was 38m tonnes, of which 36% was fuel […]
Edison looks to sell part of Egypt's Abu Qir Field
Edison, Italy’s No. 2 energy company owned by France’s EDF, is trying to sell part of its Abu Qir field in Egypt and has opened the books to prospective buyers including Kuwait’s KUFPEC, people familiar […]
Edison completes seismic mapping of its Mediterranean deep water concession
Edison has completed the seismic mapping for its concession adjacent to Eni’s supergiant Zohr field, according to an Oil Ministry senior official. The source expects a major discovery in this specific area and an increased […]
Apache to invest $995 million in discovery wells this year
Mohamed Abdel Azim, head of Khalda Petroleum Company, Apache’s partner in Egypt, said that despite the current downturn in the global price of oil, Apache has allocated about US $ 995 million investments during the […]
