Egypt to Reach Self-Sufficiency in Refined Oil Products by 2023 – El Molla to Bloomberg
Egypt to Produce Enough Energy to Meet its Needs by 2023. “We’re doing great in refined products,” says energy minister. Country is seeking to sell more LNG via long-term contracts. Egypt said it’s on target to produce enough fuel to cover its own needs by 2023. The country will reach its goal thanks to upgrades […]
Kuwait Energy makes commercial discovery in Abu Sennan license
Kuwait Energy Egypt submitted a notice of commercial discovery following production from the AR-C reservoir in the ASX-1X exploration well in the Abu Sennan license, 7 km north of the producing Al Jahraa field in Egypt’s Western Desert, partner United Oil & Gas PLC said in an Oct. 19 release. The well reached a total […]
TAQA Arabia inaugurates pioneering 6MW solar plant at Dina Farms
TAQA Arabia, Qalaa Holdings’ Energy Sector subsidiary, has announced in an event the commercial operation of its latest green private-to-private project in Egypt, a 6MWpv solar power plant for Dina Farms. The plant is funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as part of a financing package of up to US$ 10 […]
SDX Energy spuds MSD-21 development well at West Gharib concession, Egypt
AIM-listed SDX Energy, the MENA-focused energy company, has announced the spudding of the MSD-21 infill development well on the Meseda field. The well is the first, in a fully funded, 12 well development campaign on the Meseda and Rabul oil fields in the West Gharib concession, Egyptian Eastern Desert. The development drilling campaign is aimed at growing production […]
Egypt, Cyprus sign MoU to connect electricity grids via subsea cable
Egypt and Cyprus signed yesterday an MoU that would see them connect their electricity grids, Reuters reports. “Fortifying our electricity grids and allowing the further integration of renewables in our respective energy mix, enhancing the security of our energy supply and enabling us to become exporters of energy, are but a few of the tangible benefits,” Cyprus […]
Globeleq acquires ARC Renewable Energy’s 66 MW PV solar plant in Benban, Aswan
Independent power producer Globeleq has acquired ARC Renewable Energy’s 66 MW PV solar plant in Aswan’s Benban for an undisclosed sum, according to a statement. Globeleq, a subsidiary of the UK government’s development finance arm CDC Group, will provide ARC with asset management services and oversee the operation and maintenance contractor Gila Al Tawakol. The plant was […]
Egypt, Greece sign deal for first subsea power link between Europe and Africa
Greece and Egypt on Thursday clinched an agreement that sets the stage for an undersea cable that will transmit power produced by renewables from North Africa to Europe, the first such infrastructure in the Mediterranean. Greek Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas and his Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Shaker, signed a memorandum of understanding for the project at […]
Orascom Construction Consortium to Develop a 500 MW Build-Own-Operate Wind Farm in Egypt
Orascom Construction PLC announces that its consortium with Toyota Tsusho Corporation/Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation (Japan) and ENGIE (France) has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) to develop, construct and operate a 500 MW wind farm in Ras Ghareb, Egypt for 20 years. Orascom Construction will have a 25% stake in the […]
SFE, Scatec, Fertiglobe agree to build green hydrogen plant in Egypt
Norwegian solar company Scatec has entered an agreement with the Sovereign Fund of Egypt and Nassef Sawiris-backed Fertiglobe to develop a new 50-100 MW green hydrogen plant in Ain Sokhna. Solar company will majority own the facility which will have an offtake agreement with Fertiglobe. Scatec has entered into an agreement with ammonia producer Fertiglobe […]
United Oil and Gas provides quarterly Egypt production update
United Oil & Gas, the growing oil and gas company with a portfolio of production, development, exploration and appraisal assets, has announced a quarterly production update for the third quarter (Q3) of 2021. Q3 2021 production averaged 2,022 boepd (1,616 bopd oil and 405 boepd gas) net to United. Production from 1 Jan – 30 Sept […]
