Western Desert | Egypt Oil & Gas
Bapetco Prepares Egypt’s Largest Multistage Fracturing Operation at Obaiyed Gas Well
Badr El Din Petroleum (Bapetco) is preparing to carry out Egypt’s largest multistage hydraulic fracturing operation at the Obaiyed H18 horizontal gas well in the Western Desert, aiming to revive production from a well...
EUG Highlights North El Nubariya Block For 2026 Bidding Round
The Egypt Upstream gateway has provided an overview of the North El Nubariya block in the Western Desert, expected to be closed for bidding on December 14. The block lies within the Nile Delta geological basin and spa...
EOGC 2026 Technical Workshops Kick Off at Badr 3
For the third consecutive year, the Egypt Oil & Gas Group has launched its annual technical workshop series as part of the preparations for the Egypt Oil & Gas Convention (EOGC), which will mark its 12th editi...
EUG Showcases South East Bir El Nus Block Ahead of Bid Round Deadline
The Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG) has released a video overview of the South East Bir El Nus block in the Western Desert, one of the 14 blocks included in the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR)’s 2026 ...
Egypt, Apache Fast-Track Western Desert Gas Development to Boost Supplies
Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, met with John J. Christmann IV, Apache Corporation CEO, and several company executives to discuss Apache’s recent discoveries in Egypt’s Western Desert throug...
Khalda Petroleum Brings New Western Desert Gas Discovery Onstream at 40 mmcf/d
Khalda Petroleum has started production from the newly discovered Wanda deep natural gas exploration well in Egypt’s Western Desert at an initial rate of 40 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d). Natural gas flow from t...
NORPETCO Drills First Development Well in FY 2026/27
North Bahariya Petroleum Company (NORPETCO) has completed its first development well under its fiscal year (FY) 2026/2027 drilling program, reaching the target depth four days ahead of schedule and saving an estimated...
Genel Energy Secures Egypt Foothold with $360 Mn Capricorn Takeover
Genel Energy, a British oil and gas exploration and production company, is expanding into Egypt through a $360 million all-cash acquisition of Capricorn Energy, a strategic move aimed at diversifying beyond its disrup...
