The Egyptian Government backed from its decision to cut the gas prices for iron and steel factories from $7 per 1m British Thermal Units (BTU) to $4.5 per 1mBTU.
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) awarded liquefied natural gas (LNG) import contracts to Glencore, Trafigura, BB Energy, Gunvor and Vitol.
Italian Eni is currently in talks with various parties in order to cut its stake in Egypt's Zohr field to 50% operating interest instead of owning the entire stakes in the concession that includes Zohr.
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) will announce the foreign companies selected in the exploration tender the research and exploration of oil and natural gas in 11 areas.
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) plans to pump gas for 15,000 citizens in Edco City, with 10,000 getting gas during fiscal year 2016/2017 and the remaining 5000 consumers linked within fiscal year 2017/2018.
The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has decided to defer the Damanhour power plant project to its 2022/2027 five-year plan, and accordingly it will delay issuing related tenders.
The Egyptian Ministry of Environment approved the study to build a 220km pipeline with a 26 inche diameter in order to move production from the Zohr gas field to an onshore processing station in Port Said Governorate.