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

Sources at the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) have informed Egypt Oil & Gas that a new bid round will be announced at the end of December 2015.

Egyptian President Abd Al-Fattah Al-Sisi, noted during yesterday's speech, that the country has been trying to resolve the energy crisis over the past year and a half, focusing on improving the electricity infrastructure.

Eni has announced in a press release the success of the appraisal well "Nidoco North West 3," in the Nooros exploration prospect, located in the Abu Madi West license in the Nile Delta.

Egypt Oil & gas learned that British Petroleum (BP) will begin production at its North Alexandria concession early 2017, rather than mid-2017, as originally planned.

During a press conference at the ministry of petroleum, Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, confirmed that there will be no decrease in subsidies of petroleum products, reported Egypt Oil & Gas.

Sources at EGAS told Egypt Oil & Gas, that the 3rd floating Storage and Reclassification Unit (FSRU) ship is planned to arrive to Egypt the coming March of 2016.

Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources received a report from Khaled Abdel Badie, Head of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) regarding the outcome of the tender issued by the company for the supply of LNG, reported Egypt Oil & Gas.

Ganope Chairman, Abou Bakr Ibrahim, presented during the EPEX Conference for Upper Egypt & Red Sea Resources various petroleum activities in Upper Egypt, covering a wide range, from exploration, down to refining and distribution, reported Egypt Oil & Gas.

Chairman of Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (GANOPE), Abou Bakr Ibrahim, announced that the company will issue a new bid round by January 2016, at the latest.