BP announced in a press release that it has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El Molla, regarding the acceleration of the development of the recent Atoll gas discovery.
Texas-based Noble Energy believes the Egyptian gas market is still open to other players despite the recent discovery of the massive Zohr prospect within Egyptian waters.
Bapetco has added an exploratory well in its Abyad fields in the Western Desert to production, at a rate of 38 mcf of gas and 1,000 barrels of condensate a day.
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ratified six oil and gas exploration contracts worth a combined $2.2b on Tuesday, the Ministry of Petroleum said.
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has agreed to import six shipments of fuel oil (mazot) from Russia's RosNeft, by the end of 2015, said Petroleum Minister, Tarek El Molla.
Egypt has signed a loan agreement with the EU for $74.5m (EUR 68m) to help finance a number of projects for the delivery of natural gas in Egypt, especially to poorest areas, reports Egypt Oil & Gas.
Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said that subsidies for petroleum derivatives in the first quarter of fiscal year 2015/2016 have reached EGP 15b, reported Egypt Oil & Gas.