Egypt

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September 22, 2020
Greece, Italy, Egypt, Israel and two other countries will form a permanent organization to promote co-operation over natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey, which has raised tensions by exploring for the fuel in contested waters, is not as yet included.
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September 15, 2020
Acoustic Data’s SonicGauge technology will deliver real-time surface-read-out of downhole pressure and temperature on post-frac well tests via acoustic telemetry at the project.
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December 30, 2019
The awards add upstream interests to ExxonMobil’s long-standing downstream presence in Egypt, where it has been a leading fuels, lubricants and specialties marketer since 1902.
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September 11, 2019
Egypt expects to begin receiving natural gas from Israel by the end of 2019, the oil minister said, fulfilling a $15 billion deal that will position the North African country as an energy re-export hub on Europe’s doorstep.
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September 06, 2019
The project will comprise reimaging data from three overlapping seismic surveys totaling 3,600 km2 that were acquired between 1999 and 2008—the only available 3D data in this part of the Red Sea.
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July 24, 2019
The parties to a $15 billion deal to export Israeli natural gas to Egypt are changing the agreement to reduce the risk of disruptions.
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July 05, 2019
Libya’s most powerful military leader said the state oil company in Tripoli has the sole right to sell the nation’s crude, a statement that might ultimately help stabilize production that has swung wildly for almost a decade because of ongoing conflict.
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June 26, 2019
SDX Energy plc, the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has announced that an oil discovery has been made at its Rabul-7 development well in the West Gharib Concession in Egypt.
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June 24, 2019
ADES International Holding Plc, a leading oil & gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) through its subsidiaries, has announced that it has been awarded a new two-year contract for its ADMARINE IV offshore jackup rig in Egypt.
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June 03, 2019
BP has agreed to sell its interests in Gulf of Suez oil concessions in Egypt to Dragon Oil, the Dubai-based oil and gas company.
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March 26, 2019
Rovco has expanded its international reach after forming a local partnership with Drexel Marine Petroleum Services in Egypt.
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March 15, 2019
Egypt indicated it’s ready to rejoin the club of major exporters of liquefied natural gas, making its biggest offer to supply the market in at least five years.
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March 14, 2019
Eni announces a new gas discovery under evaluation in the Nour exploration prospect located in the Nour North Sinai Concession, in the Eastern Egyptian Mediterranean, about 50 km north of the Sinai peninsula.
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March 08, 2019
ADES International Holding PLC, a leading oil & gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), is pleased to announce that it has entered, through its subsidiary ADES S.A.E., into a short-term exploration contract with Dana Gas for deepwater drilling services in the Egyptian Mediterranean basin.
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February 12, 2019
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has awarded one new license to DEA in its 2018 Bid Round. The East Damanhour exploration block (originally offered as Block 10) is covering 1,418 km2 and is located west of the Disouq development leases, where DEA is the operator with a licence share of 100%.
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February 12, 2019
Neptune Energy has today been awarded an operated oil exploration license in the North West El Amal offshore concession in Egypt by the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation.
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February 11, 2019
BP has announced first gas production from the second stage of its West Nile Delta development offshore Egypt.
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January 15, 2019
Talks are in progress to build an underwater natural gas pipeline between Israel and Egypt, part of efforts to transform the eastern Mediterranean into an energy export hub on Europe’s doorstep.
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January 14, 2019
SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, has provided an update on operational developments in Egypt.
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December 23, 2018
Saipem and Petrobel have negotiated an offshore contract addendum worth more than $1.2 billion for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) activities in relation to the “Ramp Up to Plateau” phase of the “supergiant” Zohr Field Development Project situated in the Mediterranean Sea off the Egyptian coast.
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December 09, 2018
Eni announces that the sale of a 20% participating interest to Mubadala Petroleum, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, and a 25% participating interest to BP in the Nour North Sinai Offshore concession, Egypt, has been approved by the Egyptian Government.
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