Egypt announces Results of 2021 International Digital O&G Bid Round: Seven companies awarded eight concessions
Seven international companies were awarded exploration and production licenses for eight oil and gas concessions in the Mediterranean, the Western desert, and the Gulf of Suez, with a minimum investment value of c.USD 250 mn, the Oil Ministry said today. The licenses were awarded to Eni, BP, Apex International, Energean, United Energy, INA Naftaplin, and […]
Eni signs agreement with EEHC, EGAS to produce hydrogen in Egypt
Eni announces that it has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to assess the technical and commercial feasibility of projects for the production of hydrogen in the country. The parties will conduct a study into joint projects to produce green hydrogen, using electricity […]
Deadline for Egypt’s International E&P Bid Round extended till 30 September
The deadline for Egypt’s first international oil and gas E&P tender of 2021 will be on 30 September, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla announced during a panel session organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt). Several international oil companies had requested that the deadline be extended from the previously announced date […]
Intertek certifies EGAS with ISO 50001 for Energy Management Systems
Intertek certifies Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) for energy management. Intertek, a Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide announced it has awarded Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co (EGAS) with the globally-recognised ISO 50001 certification for Energy Management Systems. EGAS is one of the first holding companies in the Egyptian oil and gas sector […]
El Molla: New Oil & Gas exploration tenders coming soon
Energy companies will get a chance to get their hands on new onshore and offshore exploration blocks within two weeks, when state-owned EGPC and EGAS will launch a new oil and gas exploration tender, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla told Gulf Intelligence. The tender will include offshore blocks in the Mediterranean and Nile Delta, as […]
ExxonMobil Egypt inks Star Offshore concession agreement with EGAS
ExxonMobil Egypt signed a contract to acquire a concession of more than 4,000 square kilometers in the Stare marine are in the Arab republic, according to a January 4th emailed press release. The agreement was signed with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), in cooperation with petroleum firm Tharwa. Under the deal, ExxonMobil will […]
Schlumberger: EGAS centralizes, increases access to 25 TB of data
Schlumberger Case Study: ProSource E&P data management and delivery system enhances data security, digitization, and accessibility. Challenge: Decrease time-consuming activities in data preparation for internal use and license rounds data sales and review. Solution: Implement ProSource E&P data management and delivery system to provide a single, secure database for 25 TB of E&P data to […]
EGAS, TAQA Arabia sign agreement to deliver natgas to El Wadi El Gedid
The Egyptan Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) signed yesterday a cooperation protocol with Qalaa Holdings’ TAQA Arabia to connect homes in El Wadi El Gedid to the natural gas grid by using compressed natural gas (CNG), according to an Oil Ministry statement. The agreement will see 14k homes in the governorate connected to the grid […]
IOCs to begin conducting West Mediterranean seismic surveys in Q4 2020
International oil and gas players will begin conducting seismic surveys in Egypt’s Western Mediterranean in 4Q2020, Al Shorouk and Masrawy reported yesterday, each citing a source from the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS). An unspecified number of companies will kick off the surveys as soon as the House of Representatives ratifies their exploration agreements, […]
MEES: Egypt bags all five Supermajors with key West Mediterranean awards
Full House: Latest Awards Mean All Five Supermajors Have Signed Up For Egypt’s Virgin West Med Acreage Global exploration pullback? Not in Egypt with Chevron, Shell, Total and BP joining Exxon in bagging key frontier West Mediterranean acreage. Cairo moved closer this week to officially announcing the award of at least six offshore blocks located […]
