News / Egypt
Europa gets go-ahead to acquire Seismic for West Darag Phase 1 Extension
Europa Oil & Gas announced that the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation ("EGPC") has granted Europa a six month extension on the first phase of the West Darag Concession in order to permit the acquisition of approximately 350km of 2D seismic data prior to making the decision to enter into Phase 2 of the Concession. Apache’s Egyptian JV Strikes Oil in Western Desert
A joint venture between Apache Corp. and state-run Egyptian General Petroleum Corp., Khalda Petroleum Company made an oil find in the South Umbarka concession in Egypt's Western Desert, reports Reuters, citing a statement by Egypt's Oil Ministry. Shell eyes Egypt LNG feast
Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell wants to become an exporter of liquefied natural gas from Egypt using gas from offshore discoveries, the chairman of the company's Egypt unit said. BG kicks-off Egyptian gas flows
BG Group said that it has started gas production at Phase V of its offshore West Delta Deep Marine Concession in Egypt. Dana blossoms with Tulip-1 gas find
United Arab Emirates-based Dana Gas is celebrating its fourth discovery in Egypt this year, hitting gas with the Tulip-1 well, drilled in the Nile Delta play. PGNiG signs contract for Bahariya Block in the Western Desert
Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (PGNiG) and the Egyptian Ministry of Oil have signed a contract on the exploration and development of oil deposits in the Bahariya block in the Western Desert. Melrose Finds Gas, Starts Production from 2 Fields in Egypt
Melrose Resources announced a successful exploration discovery and first production from two new field developments in Egypt. The Company also provides an update on its exploration drilling program in East Texas. Hans-Hermann Ecke appointed new General Manager in Egypt
From June 2009 Hans-Hermann Ecke will be responsible as General Manager for the RWE Dea Egypt Branches. Ecke, who has a doctorate in geology, has been engaged at RWE Dea in various positions since 1986. From 2001 to 2005, Ecke (aged 54) had already been assigned to Cairo as Exploration Manager and Deputy General Manager. 
