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$240 million to develop GUPCO’s fields in the Suez Gulf
The Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO) is currently seeking the investment of $240 million to renovate and rehabilitate its fields in the Gulf of Suez, said the company’s CEO Mohamed Khafagy to Egypt Oil & Gas. First ASSE forum in Egypt
The Egyptian Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) held its first forum, in Cairo, attended by key figures of the HSE field in the Oil and Gas sector. Nabucco and the Egyptian efforts
After his return from Hungary after participating in the Nabucco summit, Eng. Sameh Fahmy, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, declared that European participant countries in the summit stressed that Egypt had become an important player in the gas industry, and it is expected to increase its role in the future to ensure the supply of clean energy to European countries. Groundstar Resources announces commencement of West Kom Ombo seismic program
Groundstar Resources Limited is pleased to announce that as operator of the West Kom Ombo (WKO) block in Upper Egypt, seismic contractor CGG-Ardiseis commenced the acquisition of 600 to 700 kilometers of 2D seismic on the block on September 14, 2008. TransGlobe Energy provides update on West Gharib operations
TransGlobe Energy Corporation provides an update on recent drilling activities on its Hana West field (100 percent working interest) at West Gharib in the Arab Republic of Egypt Melrose turns on Dikirnis taps
Melrose Resources has started production at one of its wells on the Dikirnis field in Egypt and found oil rim accumulations at another, the UK-listed explorer said. TransGlobe Energy updates on Egypt, Yemen operations
TransGlobe has provided an update on its operations and production guidance for 2009. Vegas celebrates Al-Amir-2
The Greek company Vegas Oil & Gas emphasized achieving a new discovery in the Eastern Desert in West Gemsa, Al Amir-2 well, after a test on the bottom layers and perforated 20 feet and gave preliminary results with 64/64 inches. 
