
Egypt launches 2023 International Oil & Gas Bid Round for 23 Blocks
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has officially launched The 2023 Egyptian International Bid Round. The Bid Round is being offered by The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (GANOPE) ncluding 23 open blocks for Exploration in the Western Desert, Eastern Desert, Gulf of Suez and Red Sea. […]

DNV and EGPC sign MoU to support Sustainability Program
Both parties commit to setting science-based targets for net zero goals. DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, strengthened its commitment to tackling climate change through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) made with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) to support their effort to set science-based targets for their net zero goals. EGPC is […]

Egypt launches new bid round for Brownfields in Gulf of Suez, Eastern Desert
Announcement of 2023 International Bid Round for Brownfields (Gulf of Suez & Eastern Desert) The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) invites Oil and Gas companies to participate in the 2023 International Bid Round for Brownfields which includes (8) Eight brownfields, (7) Seven of them under the supervision of SUCO (Two Fields) and OSOCO (Five Fields) […]

EGPC and Baker Hughes Partner to Reduce Emissions from Flaring Operations
Baker Hughes’ flare.IQ technology to support Egypt’s decarbonization targets by managing and reducing methane emissions at an Alexandria-area refinery Flare emissions management project is Phase 1 of wider flare recovery initiative in Egypt Partnership marks first downstream deployment for flare.IQ in Egypt and comes ahead of COP27 in November 2022, to be hosted in Sharm […]

Wintershall Dea divests its interest in the Gulf of Suez concession
Transfer of interest to the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation after 38 years of efficient production. Proud history in Egypt will continue. Stronger focus on production of natural gas. As of 1st January 2022, after 38 years of economic and efficient production from the Gulf of Suez, Wintershall Dea is closing this chapter of its long […]

Pharos Energy signs Third Amendment to the El Fayum Concession Agreement
Pharos Energy has announced that the Third Amendment to the El Fayum Concession Agreement has been signed by His Excellency Eng. Tarek El Molla (Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources of the Arab Republic of Egypt), EGPC and the Company on 19 January 2022. The agreement has become effective upon signature, with retroactive application of the improved fiscal […]

TransGlobe Energy announces Eastern Desert contract execution
TransGlobe Energy has announced execution of the new concession agreement consolidating and amending its three existing Eastern Desert concession agreements (West Gharib, West Bakr and North West Gharib). All dollar values are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise stated. Production Sharing Contract Finalization TransGlobe has signed the Agreement which was ratified into law in December 2021 by […]

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 […]

TransGlobe announces amendment of Egypt’s Eastern Desert Production Sharing Contracts
TransGlobe Energy announces ratification of the consolidated and amended Eastern Desert Production Sharing Contracts. TransGlobe Energy has announced the ratification of the consolidated and amended Eastern Desert Production Sharing Contracts. Production Sharing Contract Ratification TransGlobe has received notification that its agreement with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (‘EGPC’) to merge, amend and extend its three existing Eastern Desert concessions […]

Egypt’s Parliament approves Apache’s Modernized Production Sharing Contract
APA Corp. says Egypt’s parliament approved the company’s agreement to modernize and consolidate its current production sharing contracts with the government. APA says the changes will “simplify the contractual relationship with [the government] and include provisions to create a single cost recovery pool, facilitate increased recovery of prior investment, adjust cost recovery and production sharing percentages, and refresh the […]