Western Desert | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 3
BAPETCO Makes New Discovery in Western Desert
As part of ongoing efforts to boost domestic production and reduce energy imports, Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoMPR) has announced a new natural gas discovery in the Western Desert. The find ...
Badawi Follows Up on Seismic Survey Covering 10% of Egypt’s Total Area
Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, conducted a field visit to follow up on the commencement of seismic survey operations in the southern Western Desert, west of Assiut. Badawi explained that th...
Meleiha Workshop Wraps Up Technical Series Ahead of EOG 2025 Convention
Meleiha Base, located in the Western Desert, hosted a two-day technical workshop where field engineers from various operators in the region came together to exchange experiences, discuss operational challenges, and e...
Egypt Makes Two New Gas Discoveries Onshore Nile Delta, First in 2 years
Egypt witnessed a series of new oil and natural gas discoveries in the Nile Delta, Western Desert, and Eastern Desert, adding over 5,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of oil and 42 million standard cubic feet of gas per day...
Canadian Tag Oil to Expand its Western Desert exploration for unconventional resources
The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, received Abby Badwi, CEO of Canadian Tag Oil, operating in Egypt’s Badr-1 field in the Western Desert, to discuss the company’s plans to expa...
EGPC Strikes Three New Exploration Agreements Across Egypt
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has signed three new agreements with international companies to explore for oil and gas in the Western Desert, Gulf of Suez, and North Sinai regions. The first agreeme...
WEPCO Increases Onshore Gas Production from Egypt’s Western Desert
The Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (WEPCO), an Egyptian state‐established energy firm, has raised its daily natural gas output to 8,300 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) following the integration o...
Cabinet Greenlights $252mn in Energy Agreements
The Cabinet approved five petroleum concession agreements between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation(EGPC), the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), and a number of international companies. These agree...
