Syria's Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, Sufian Allawi stated that the Egyptian gas would reach Turkey via Syria at the beginning of next year through the four outlets of the Arab Gas Pipeline.
Flagsol, a subsidiary company of Solar Millennium, has constructed the first Concentrating Solar Power Plant in the Kuraymat region of Egypt. This 150 MW hybrid power plant will utilize natural gas and concentrated solar power and would be operated continuously.
The 85th session of the ministerial council of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) approved its 2011-estimated OAPEC budget of $7.28 million, which is 4% up from that of the last year.
The North Sinai Petroleum Company announced the start of the second development plan of its marine fields, which serves its plan to explore and develop more gas production.
North Bahariya Petroleum Company (NORPETCO) is preparing to conduct a new study during the new development plan of 2010-2011 in its acquisition area in the Western Desert.
Azerbaijani Minister of Industry and Energy Natig Aliyev visited Egypt's Alexandria and Cairo cities. According to Azerbaijani Embassy to Egypt, N. Aliyev met with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, Minister of Petroleum, Sameh Fahmy.
Egypt achieved the highest rate of oil discoveries compared to discoveries of all OAPEC countries where Egypt has accounted for 64% of total volume of discoveries during the past five years, according to the latest report on the oil activity.