The production capacity of Zohr gas field, which currently stands at 1.6 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d), is slated to reach 2 bcf/d by September, according to operator Eni.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources asked the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to provide $270m per month to import 1.4bcf/d of gas starting from June.

Kuwait is set to import up to 200mcf/d of gas from Iraq, as the two countries finalize a a long-delayed deal.

Egypt’s natural gas production increased from 4.35bcf/d to 4.45bcf/d in November

Africa could become a significant global market for imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 2025, with Egypt the main driver, as more countries eye gas-to-power projects.

Iran's gas exports grew by 3.4% during the first half of the current fiscal year to reach almost 4bcm.

Egypt chooses Glencore, Trafigura and B.B. Energy to provide LNG Cargos.

The Israeli Knesset approved a deal with Dolphinus Holdings to import gas from Israel to Egypt for 3 years.

A source from the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources stated that the county aims to increase imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and local gas production in a push to turn Egypt into a global energy market by leverage the country's gas process and distribution infrastructure.

Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, is scheduled to visit Cyprus late August, in order to sign an agreement with the Energy Minister, Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, to enable importation of gas from Cyprus.