Egypt has secured an additional source of natural gas through cooperation with Jordan, according to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

The Jordanian port of Aqaba will receive the Energos Force regasification unit, which once docked will be connected to the Arab Gas Pipeline (AGP), making it possible to supply gas to countries connected by the pipeline. These include Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.

The regasification unit has a capacity of  750 mmcm/d  and will provide an additional source for both countries by providing a new gateway to the national grids, enhancing their ability to respond to any emergency this summer, the petroleum ministry said on Saturday.

Egypt aims to have four floating, storage, and regasification units (FSRU) connected to the national grid by August, with a total regasification capacity of  2,700 million cubic feet per day (mmcm/d)  during the peak demand of 2025.

The SUMED and Sonker ports in Ain Sokhna, and the United Gas Derivatives Company (UGDC) berth in Damietta, have been prepared for the final step of connecting the FSRUs to their designated berths according to the planned schedule, the ministry noted.

Aside from the presence of Hoegh Galleon unit at Ain Sokhna in 2024, Egypt will connect the Energos Eskimo and Energos Power to SUMED and Sonker berths, respectively, in Ain Sokhna port.

Moreover, Egypt will connect Energos Winter unit to the UGDC berth in Damietta port.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has developed a comprehensive plan to upgrade and secure gas supply to meet the needs of the electricity, industrial, and economic sectors.

The plan includes expanding the deployment of advanced FSRUs, expanding exploration and production from domestic fields, pipeline-imported gas, and imported liquefied natural gas LNG cargos.

News at the production activities front are encouraging as earlier this month , the ministry  announced a new discovery at the Arcadia West field in the Western Desert, which was swiftly brought into production at an initial rate of 2,500 barrels of oil equivalent to per day (boe/d).

Besides, the Italian drilling rig Saipem 1000 added in June 60 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) of natural gas in Zohr-6 well to the current production rates. The rig is currently drilling at Zohr-13 well, anticipated to add 55 mmcf/d of natural gas.

In the same month, Egypt brought online the Siena DE development well ahead of schedule, producing 40 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) of natural gas. This is part of the 11th development phase of the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) project offshore the Mediterranean. The overall phase aims reach 130 mmcf/d of natural gas through three wells.