Egypt to export gas starting January, says minister - El Watan

Egypt's petroleum minister said on Wednesday that the country would begin exporting natural gas in January, news website El Watan reported. Tarek El Molla told El Watan in an interview that Egypt would halt gas imports in October. 'It will be the beginning of gas self sufficiency, and we'll begin exporting the surplus in January 2019,' he said. He gave no further details. Egypt aims to be a regional hub for the trade of liquefied natural gas (LNG) after a string of major discoveries in recent years including the giant Zohr......

EIA: Offshore discoveries in the Mediterranean to increase Egypt’s gas output

Natural gas production in Egypt has been in decline, falling from a 2009 peak of 5.8 Bcfd to 3.9 Bcfd in 2016, based on estimates in BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy. The startup of a number of natural gas development projects located offshore"...

Egypt's petroleum ministry starts experimental operation of country's largest natural gas lab

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has announced the start of the experimental operation of the country’s largest and most modern natural gas lab, to analyse the natural gas, water, condensates and sulphur produced by the Zohr field, the ministry said in a statement"...

Siemens completes giant combined cycle power plant in Egypt

Siemens has completed what is claimed to be the world’s largest combined cycle power project in Egypt. The Egypt Megaproject adds up to 14.4GW of electricity generation capacity to the national grid, enough to power up to 40 million people in the country. The project, delivered for the Egyptian ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, alongside Orascom Construction and Elsewedy Electric, is said to have been completed in a record time of 27.5 months, According to Siemens, a combined cycle power plant with a capacity of 1.2GW typically takes around 30 months for construction. Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Dr Mohamed......

Egypt To Start Importing Israeli Gas For Re-export In Early 2019

An Egyptian company is set to begin importing gas from Israeli offshore fields in the first quarter of 2019 and to re-export it as part of its plan to become a regional gas hub, sources in Egypt’s energy industry tell Reuters.

Egypt's Zohr field to increase production to 2 bln cubic metres per day in Sept

The daily production of Zohr gas field will increase to 1.75 billion cubic metres by the end of the month and to 2 billion cubic metres by September, Petroleum Minister Tarek El-Molla has said.

The minister's"...

Gas pipeline deal reached with Egypt – CyBC

Nicosia has reached an agreement with Cairo on a pipeline to connect the Aphrodite gas field in block 12 to Egypt, it was reported on Monday.

According to state broadcaster CyBC, the inter-state agreement is expected"...

Egypt allows domestic gas into Gaza for 1st time

Egypt has allowed domestic gas deliveries into the blockaded Gaza Strip for the first time, according to a Palestinian official on Sunday.

“Some 250 tons of domestic gas have been allowed into Gaza,”"...

Boehringer Ingelheim launches the initiative In Reach Africa to address key healthcare infrastructure and access priorities across Africa

Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, announced recently the launch of the ‘In Reach Africa’ program, an initiative aimed at facilitating quality and innovative human and animal healthcare access across the African continent.

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum discusses gas exploration and production in Gulf of Suez

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Wealth Tarek al-Mulla announced on Tuesday that the ministry is looking to increase investment opportunities in the field of oil and gas exploration, through increasing tender offers on new exploratory areas in the Red Sea and West of the Mediterranean.