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MIDOR on the spot Will it be privatized?

Over the past month, rumors were spread in every corner of Egypt claiming that the government is to start a privatization plan for the petroleum companies. Since then, a wave of disagreements, oppositions and discontents has dominated the petroleum scene, asking for replies and facts from the government in general and from the Ministry of Petroleum in particular

The forgotten mines obstruct Egypt’s oil and gas route

Though Egypt is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world, it has not acceded to the Mine Ban Treaty

Natural Gas may be a safe bet

Amid fierce competition over energy, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) projects entice international corporations to speed up exploration efforts in Egypt

Bright prospects for petrochemicals

Growing gas reserves at home and Kyoto Protocol drive up investments in Egypt’s petrochemicals industry

Egypt halts new gas contracts

In a move considered as a victory for opposition, Minister of Petroleum Eng. Sameh Fahmy announced last month that the government will revise its natural gas export prices and will not sign new exportation contracts until the end of 2010

StatoilHydro takes on the deep water challenges

Being a "late entrant" to the Egyptian oil and gas market has not hindered Norway’s leading company StatoilHydro in joining this "promising area", but what are the challenges it is facing? How will it solve them? What are its plans? Per Johan Bugge, StatoilHydro General Manager in Egypt, exchanges with Egypt Oil & Gas the clarifications to all the queries and reveals the company’s target in strengthening its operations in the country.

Horizontally drilling new potentials II

Shedding light on the Horizontal Drilling Technique in Egypt, and the fruitful outcomes it can bring to the oil and gas industry, Steve Gauld, Business Development Manager of Baker Hughes Egypt exchanges more information about this trendy methodology

Negotiations to increase gas prices set to fertilizer companies

The Egyptian government is negotiating with a number of fertilizer companies operating in free zone areas to increase the price they pay in return for natural gas in order to compile with the international gas prices

Deep challenges open deep oil frontiers

Despite the challenges, technology has evolved and revolutionized the exploration and expansion of current and new oil fields, especially the deep water well construction

Toyota Corp., the newest member in the Egyptian energy sector

Talks by the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) with Toyota Corp on launching a drilling joint-venture for deep-waters operations have reached a very advanced stage

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