The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, reviewed before the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly the results of his recent visit to Ramallah and Tel Aviv, in addition to signing of protocol to develop the Gaza gas field.

Egypt and Palestine signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the partners of the Gaza gas field; the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF), the Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to develop the Gaza gas field and the necessary infrastructure.

The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) have offered the first digital international bid round in 2021 for petroleum exploration and production (E&P) operations in 24 Blocks at the Gulf of Suez, Western Desert and the Mediterranean.

The Natural Gas Vehicles Company (Car Gas) and Egyptian International Gas Technology (Gastec) signed contracts to provide Chillout, which is a subsidiary of the National Company for Roads, with 24 plots of land for establishing new natural gas stations in line with the presidential initiative of natural gas vehicles conversion (NGVC).

ExxonMobil Egypt (Upstream), in cooperation with Tharwa Petroleum Company, signed an agreement with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to acquire a concession covering more than 4,000 km2 in the Star marine area in Egypt.

The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, has issued a new transfers movement among the petroleum companies.

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) exported about 33.9 billion cubic feet (bcf) of natural gas to Jordon through the Arab Gas pipeline in the fiscal year (FY) 2019/20.

The Ministry of Public Business Sector signed a protocol to settle the debt owed to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for business companies’ natural gas withdrawals.

The Industrial Development Authority (IDA) signed cooperation protocols with Gas Region (Regas) to deliver natural gas to four industrial zones in Qena and Sohag.

Eni, the Italian giant, has come to an agreement with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), and its Union Fenosa Gas (UFG) partner Naturgy to finally re-open the Damietta liquefaction plant in Q1 2021.