Mubadala Petroleum to buy Delek’s 22% share in Tamar offshore gas field
Israel’s Delek moves to sell stake in Tamar to UAE’s Mubadala; One of the Israeli natgas fields Egypt imports from could be getting a new shareholder: Israel’s Tamar offshore field, which supplies Egypt with natural gas under a 2018 agreement, could be getting a new shareholder after Delek Drilling, one of the field’s owners, signed […]
Mubadala joining Shell in Egypt’s Red Sea Block 4 exploration
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has signed a concession agreement with Mubadala Petroleum for oil and gas exploration activities in Red Sea block 4. The 3,084-sq km (1,191-sq mi) concession, owned by the South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope), was awarded under Egypt’s 2019 Red Sea Licensing Round. Block 4 is in […]
Shell Egypt signs exploration agreement for offshore Red Sea Block 4
Engineer Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, signed a new agreement with Shell Egypt to exploration for oil and gas in concession area (4), in the deep waters of the Red Sea, affiliated to Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) with an estimated area of 3084 square kilometers. The share of […]
Egypt’s House of Representatives approves 12 Oil & Gas E&P Agreements
The Egyptian oil minister, Tarek el Molla, has announced the signing of 12 agreements with international companies for the search for oil and gas in the Red Sea, in the Western Desert and in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the eastern and western Mediterranean with investments up to to a billion dollars and signing […]
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 […]
Egypt announces Red Sea Offshore Bid Round result, awards 3 blocks
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek al-Molla announced on Sunday the results of the first international bid round for oil and gas exploration in the Red Sea, put up for bidding by the South Valley Egyptian Holding Company for Petroleum (Ganope) last March. The American Chevron Corporation won block one, while the Dutch […]
Egypt’s Investment Minister, Mubadala Petroleum CDO discuss opportunities
UAE encouraging companies to invest in Egypt – Mubadala CDO: The Emirati government is encouraging companies to increase their investments in the Egyptian oil and gas, renewable energy, and construction sectors, Mubadala Chief Development Officer Sheikh Mansour Al Hamed told Investment Minister Sahar Nasr during talks yesterday, according to a ministry statement. Mubadala’s Egyptian assets […]
Zohr gas field offshore Egypt building to peak capacity – Rosneft
Gas produced from the deepwater Zohr field in the Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea totaled 12.2 bcm last year, according to partner Rosneft. During the second half of the year, output increased almost fourfold compared with H1, when production amounted to 3.1 bcm. Over the course of 2018, the treatment capacity was increased in […]
BP buys 25% stake in Eni’s Nour concession offshore Egypt
BP buys 25% stake in Eni’s Nour concession: BP has acquired a 25% stake in the Nour concession from Eni, according to a statement from Eni. Industry watchers hope the offshore North Sinai concession could be a Zohr-scale discovery. The “transaction is part of a wider business alignment with BP internationally and further strengthens the […]
Eni sells 20% stake in Noor offshore concession to Mubadala Petroleum
Eni sells to Mubadala Petroleum a 20% stake in the Nour North Sinai Offshore concession in Egypt. Eni further strengthens its ties with Mubadala Petroleum, building on the successful partnership in the Shorouk concession. The Chief Executive Officer of Petroleum & Petrochemicals, Mubadala Investment Company, and Chairman of Mubadala Petroleum, Musabbeh Al Kaabi, and the […]