The Ministry of Petroleum invests one trillion Egyptian pounds in the Oil and Gas production projects and EGP 460 billion in petrochemicals and refining projects.

Oil pipelines between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to be completed during 2018, according to Bahrain's Oil Minister Mohammed Al-Khalifa.

The Tanzanian government announced that it is going to establish three mega oil-pipelines to link the seaports of Tanga and Dar es Salaam to upcountry regions and neighboring countries.

The 2009 bids only managed to hand over control to international oil companies