EGAS | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 2
Egypt Targets 20% Increase in Exploration and Production Activities in 2026
Egypt plans to increase exploration and production activities by around 20% during 2026, as part of new contractual models aimed at shortening well drilling timelines and accelerating exploration programs and their re...
Egyptian Parliament Ratifies Four Oil, Gas Exploration Deals
The Egyptian Parliament approved on July 22 four oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) agreements. The concessions include an onshore project in North Sinai involving Perenco, a UK-French independen...
EGAS Ain Sokhna Pipes Plant Backs Local Gas, Cuts Imports
Sayed Selim, Executive Managing Director at the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), toured the company’s polyethylene pipe factory in Ain Sokhna. The visit aims to follow up on directives from Minister of Pet...
Parliament Approves EGAS, Cheiron Mediterranean Agreement
The Energy and Environment Committee of Egypt’s House of Representatives, chaired by Tarek El Molla, has approved a government-drafted law authorizing the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to conclude ...
EGAS Assesses Sianco’s Growth Strategy, Digital Upgrades
Sayed Selim, Executive Managing Director of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), visited the headquarters of the Egyptian Company for Gas Appliances Maintenance (Sianco) to review performance, recent devel...
Burullus Gas Plans 40–60 mmcf/d output Boost starting September
Burullus Gas Company aims to increase gas output from some of its wells by 40-60 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) starting in September through acid stimulation, a well-intervention technique that involves pumping...
Badawi Inspects Shell’s Velox‑1X Well, Deepest in Mediterranean
Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR), inspected Shell Global’s drilling operations at the “Velox-1X” exploratory well aboard the drilling vessel Stena IceMax in the North...
Badawi Reviews EGAS’ Operations, Work Plans
Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, met with Sayed Selim, Executive Managing Director of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), and senior executives to review the company’s perf...
