Pharos Energy announces trading and Egypt operations update
Pharos Energy plc, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, issues the following Trading and Operations update in advance of the Company’s half-year results on 19 August 2020. The information contained herein has not been audited and may be subject to further review and amendment. Summary Rapid and responsible response to COVID -19 […]
Energean plc announces revised terms of Edison E&P acquisition deal
Energean plc, the oil and gas producer focused on the Mediterranean, issues an update on its Edison E&P transaction and revised group guidance. Further to the announcement on 19 May 2020, Energean is pleased to announce that it has entered into further amended terms for its acquisition of Edison E&P following which, inter alia, the […]
Egypt’s Cabinet ratifies 12 oil & gas agreements worth over $1 billion
Cabinet has ratified twelve oil and gas agreements the Oil Ministry signed with international companies in February, the ministry said in a statement. Companies including Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, BP, Total, Noble Energy will invest upwards of USD 1 bn in concession areas in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Western Desert. The House […]
Rystad Energy: Offshore wind to match upstream oil & gas in Europe in 2021, surpass it in 2022
The oil market collapse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is set to delay several oil and gas developments in Western Europe, putting capital expenditure in the offshore sector on a continued downwards trajectory through 2022. In light of the postponement of multiple final investment decisions (FIDs) on projects and lower investments in offshore oil and […]
Suez Canal Bank completes sale of its $30.6 mn stake in Midor to EGPC
The Suez Canal Bank has completed the sale of its USD 30.6 mn stake in the Middle East Oil Refinery (Midor) to state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) after obtaining the necessary approvals from the Financial Regulatory Authority and the EGX, according to Masrawy. The bank had agreed last month to sell its 1.27% stake […]
Dana Gas to demerge its Upstream and Midstream businesses
Shareholders of Dana Gas, the Middle East’s largest regional private sector natural gas company, at the Annual General Meeting gave approval for the demerger of the Company’s Upstream and Midstream businesses. Shareholders also approved the Board of Director’s recommendation to distribute an AED 5.5 fils per cash dividend for the financial year ended 31 December […]
Pharos Energy exits group looking to acquire Shell’s Western Desert assets
On 6 March 2020, Pharos Energy confirmed that it was in the preliminary stages of evaluating the acquisition, as part of a consortium, of Shell Egypt’s upstream portfolio in the Western Desert in Egypt (‘Western Desert Assets’). The Board of Pharos evaluates M&A opportunities with reference to strict strategic, financial and operational criteria. In light […]
Infinity, Masdar to invest $750 million in clean energy in Egypt and Africa
Infinity Energy and the UAE’s Masdar are planning to invest USD 750 million in clean and renewable energy in Egypt and other African markets through their new joint venture, Infinity Power, Al Mal reports, citing sources in the know. Infinity Power, which was set up as an equal partnership in January, aims to acquire assets […]
Cheiron, Cairn, Pharos advance in deal for Shell Egypt onshore assets
Egypt’s East Gas also among companies in second round of bids. Planned sale is progressing despite the coronavirus pandemic . Cheiron consortium moves to second round of bidding for Shell Egypt onshore assets: A consortium of Cheiron, Pharos Energy and Cairn Energy has moved to a second round of bidding to acquire Shell’s onshore assets in […]
UAE’s Dana Gas confirms delay of its Egyptian assets sale
Dana Gas confirms its review of potential Egypt asset sale is behind schedule: Dana Gas is still moving head with its review of whether it will sell its onshore and offshore Egypt assets, but the process has been slowed down by the covid-19 pandemic and is currently running behind schedule, the UAE company said a […]
