The Ministry of Petroleum is considering the revival of the seabird (Tair al-Bahr) bid in the southern Gulf of Suez and the inclusion of an Egyptian partner in order to increase the role of Egyptian companies in petroleum exploration and production.
Crude oil producers in Egypt and Gulf States have yet to let Iran resume oil shipments through a pipeline they operate to supply customers in Europe and the Mediterranean Sea region.
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has made its first payments to suppliers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) since the payment terms for deliveries were extended in December.
The Arab Moltaqa Investments Company (AMIC) has established a new subsidiary - the United Company for Investments and Real Estate Developments to produce renewable energy from organic waste.
South Korea will provide Egypt with a financial package worth $3b for export credits and to develop infrastructure in the energy, water resources, and transport sectors, the Egyptian presidency announced.
The Chairman of Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company (Ethydco), Abd El-Rahman Zeid, announced that the company has completed 97.2% of its petrochemicals complex with a total investment cost estimated at $1.9b.
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, said that the sector's debt to foreign partners has not exceeded $3b, and denied recently published rumors that country's indebtedness allegedly increased to $4b.
Egypt's petroleum sector aims to deliver gas to 3.5m housing units by the end of 2019, a source at the Ministry of Petroleum told Egypt Oil & Gas, adding that this move would reduce Egypt's annual imports of butane gas.
Dana Gas has started production at the Zora gas field located in the Sharjah Western Offshore Concession in the UAE, designated to achieve a flow-rate of 40mcf/d of gas.