Official Gazette publishes Law authorizing Oil Exploration Contracts in Sidi Barrani

• Monday, 1st March 2021
• by Editorial Team

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi ratified Law No. 159 of 2020 authorizing Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tareq El Molla to contract with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), Chevron Egypt H ...

Al-Sisi Licenses MoP to Contract EGPC, Apache

• Wednesday, 16th September 2020
• by Fatma Ahmed

According to the official Egyptian newspaper, the President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has approved the law no 167 for the year of 2019 to allow the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to contract with the Egypt ...

House to Pass Mineral Wealth Law Amendments Soon

• Monday, 10th June 2019
• by Editorial Team

Amendments to the mineral wealth law are expected to be passed by the House of Representatives during its current session.

Egypt’s Private Sector to Start Importing Gas by October

• Wednesday, 19th April 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

Egypt's Cabinet decided to regulate importing gas by private sector starting from October.

Egyptian Cabinet Takes Over Natural Gas Regulator

• Sunday, 19th March 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

The House of Representatives’ Energy Committee amended clauses of the Natural Gas Act placing the new gas market regulator under the jurisdiction of the Egyptian Cabinet instead of the Ministry of Petroleum and Miner ...

Zanzibar Passed Oil, Gas Law

• Sunday, 20th November 2016
• by Editorial Team

Zanzibar President Ali Mohamed Shein signed into law the oil and gas development/management bill, which gives the island autonomy in natural resource management.

South Africa to Split Oil, Gas Laws from Mining

• Sunday, 15th May 2016
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

South Africa is planning a new law that will separate parts of its oil and gas rules from legislation governing the mining industry.

Egypt Approves Draft Law for the Egyptian Gas Regulatory Authority

• Thursday, 5th November 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

The Egyptian cabinet approved in its weekly meeting several draft laws, including that of the gas regulatory, reported Egypt Oil & ga