Mediterranean | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 5
Maridive to Conduct Exploration in Mediterranean
Egyptian firm Maridive & Oil Services S.A.E., Egypt’s largest offshore oil services company, has plans to begin exploring for natural gas in Egyptian territorial waters, according to a company official who spoke w...
Aphrodite Gas Within Egypt’s Reach Thanks to BG Deal
The energy minister of Cyprus, Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, announced on Monday that a move by British oil and gas company BG International to buy a stake in Cyprus’ offshore mineral deposits was an important step forward for...
Egypt Redefines Mediterranean Borders
Ahmed Abdel Halim, petroleum expert in maritime borders, told Egypt Oil & Gas that the ministry of defense had sent a map to the petroleum ministry illustrating all concessions owned by Egypt in the Mediterranean ...
Zohr Improves Egypt’s Worldwide Ranking
A source at the Petroleum Ministry told Egypt Oil & Gas that Eni’s recent giant gas discovery “Zohr”, with 30 tcf of gas reserves, will raise Egypt’s worldwide petroleum ranking to 12 inste...
EGAS Announces Results of Mediterranean Bid Round
EGAS announced the result of the 2015 international exploration Mediterranean bid round, reported Egypt Oil & Gas. The results include four bids for four blocks in the Mediterranean, with a total investment of $30...
EGAS and ENI to Discuss Shorouk Development Plan
Eng Khalid Abd alibda, chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), told Egypt Oil & Gas that there is currently a joint working group between EGAS and the Italy’s ENI, to review the developm...
Irish Petroceltic to Drill Near Egypt’s Zohr Field
Ireland’s Petroceltic will begin drilling 5 km West of Eni’s Zohr mega discovery next year, reported Irish Examiner. Petroceltic holds two licences offshore Egypt, one awarded in 2013 and the other late la...
Egypt Has 7 Other Blocks in Mediterranean Similar to Eni’s New Shorouk Discovery
Dr. Wafik Meshref, the Exploration General Manager at Sahara Oil & Gas Company told Egypt Oil & Gas that there are at least seven additional blocks in the Mediterranean Sea that have similar or twin litholog...
