Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) invites the specialized oil and gas exploration, exploitation and production companies to participate in the international 2012 Bid Round # 1, which includes Twenty (20) exploration blocks in the Western Desert, Eastern Desert, Red Sea and the Gulf of Suez as shown in the map and according to the Production sharing Agreement model applied in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Interested Companies can review the information and purchase the data packages related to the Bid Round blocks starting Sunday, from December 30th, 2012 at Ganope Premises: El Nour Street from El Nozha Street, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt P.

O.B.: 3011 El Horria upon their prior request and according to the relevant stated fees.

The closing data will be Thursday, May 30th, 2013 before 12:00 noon, Cairo local time