Category: mediterranean sea

Badawi Meets Eni, Chevron Leaders to Advance Gas Exploration at ADIPEC 2025

Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, met with Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni, during his participation in the ADIPEC Exhibition and Conference 2025 in Abu Dhabi to accelerate the company’s exploration and production plans in the Mediterranean. The Minister asserted the significance of the accelerated drilling program at the Zohr field to boost […]

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Egypt Discovers Gas-Bearing Layer at Zohr-9 Boosting Output by 70 MMCF/D

Egypt has encounterd a gas-bearing layer at the Zohr-9 well in the Mediterranean Sea, with an estimated output of about 70 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d), according to Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Badawi announced the completion of drilling operations of Zohr-9 well via the Saipem 10000 drillship with full adherence […]

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QatarEnergy Acquires 40% Stake in Offshore North Rafah Block

QatarEnergy has acquired 40% participating interest in the North Rafah exploration block offshore the Mediterranean Sea through a farm-in-transaction with Italian Eni, the Operator of the block, which would retain the remaining 60% interest. QatarEnergy has been expanding its presence in Egypt. In October, the company signed a deal with British Shell to acquire a 27% […]

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EGAS, bp to Drill Five Exploratory Gas Wells in the Mediterranean

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with bp for assessing opportunities to implement a drilling program of five exploratory wells at depths ranging from 300 to 1,500 meters in the Mediterranean Sea. The agreement aims to accelerate natural gas production from the West Nile Delta by leveraging […]

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EGYPT: EGPC Awards Seven New Exploration and Production Blocks

As part of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources – Egypt ‘ plan and strategy to attract new investments in exploration and production, and to support current efforts to … Read More
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Badawi Meets with Energean CEOs, Fosters Cooperation Opportunities

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with Mathios Rigas, Chairman and CEO of Energean, and Nicolas Katcharov, CEO and Chairman of Energean International E&P SpA, to discuss advancing cooperation between Egypt’s petroleum sector and Energean’s concession areas for natural gas production in the Mediterranean Sea. Badawi emphasized the ministry’s commitment to supporting […]

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