BP to Sell Egyptian Stake to Dragon Oil
The transaction is set to take place in the coming weeks and would be the end of BP's 50 years journey in the Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO).
The transaction is set to take place in the coming weeks and would be the end of BP's 50 years journey in the Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO).
BP plans to add 300 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) from Giza and Fayoum natural gas fields to production.
El Molla met with CEOs of Schlumberger and BP to discuss the companies' work in Egypt.
BP and Eni signed a heads of agreement (HoA) with the Omani Ministry of Oil and Gas for more exploration opportunities in the country.
Egypt has approved the sale of a 25% stake in Eni's offshore exploratory Noor concession to BP.
BP will spend $1.8 billion in Egypt next year, according to BP’s chief executive Bob Dudley.
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) sovereign wealth fund will pay roughly $4.23 billion for a half of 14.16% stake in Rosneft, the Russian oil giant announced on November 6.
Malaysian Petronas is close to buying a 10% stake in Oman’s al Khazzan gas field from the state-owned Oman Oil Company.
SDX Energy Corporation announced the termination of the transaction that was aiming to acquire a part of BP's assets in Egypt.
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El Molla, has met with BP Upstream CEO Bernard Looney to discuss the status of the development of Giza and Fayoum fields.