Saudi Arabia’s Zamil Steel is eyeing expanding its production operations in Egypt in terms of the types and quantities of iron produced, with potential plans for expansion into additional markets.

Egypt’s production of steel rebar rose by 11.3% year on year (YoY) to 6.403 million tons in the first nine months of 2024.

Khalda Petroleum Company (KPC), a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Apache, is planning to launch a new diesel production project within this fiscal year (FY) 2024/25, with investments of $70 million.

The Sukari Gold Mine’s (SGM) production rose 30% year on year (YoY) during the third quarter (Q3) of 2024 to 131,700 ounces.

Egypt is planning to increase its daily natural gas production by around 30% to 6 billion cubic feet by the end of 2025.

The Emirati energy company Dragon Oil is planning to reach an agreement with the Egyptian government to increase production from Al Wasl field.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources will provide mazut to cement factories through a centralized distribution system starting Tuesday, October 1st, Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El Wazir announced.

The development and expansion of investments in the petroleum and mining sectors in Upper Egypt are of top priority on the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources’ agenda.

Egypt has mulled ways to accelerate development and production plans for natural gas and crude oil fields and discoveries with the Italian energy firm Eni to secure domestic needs.

General Motors Egypt celebrated the production of its millionth vehicle at its factory, marking a significant milestone for the company’s local manufacturing efforts.

Egypt’s consumption of cement could shrink to 45 million tons this year, compared to 47 million tons in 2023.

The Italian energy firm Eni is planning to scale up natural gas production in Egypt by around 200 million cubic feet daily in January 2025.

bp is set to increase its daily natural gas production in Egypt from the West Raven-4 well in the Mediterranean Sea by around 200 million cubic feet and 8,000 barrels of condensate next October.

The Sukari Gold Mine (SGM) has produced 5.8 million ounces of gold since it began operations, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi announced.

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El Khatib has met with a delegation from the US-based The Kraft Heinz Company to review the firm’s plans to double its production in Egypt and boost exports over the coming period.

Malaysia-based automaker Proton Egypt will start the local production of its Saga model in early 2025, with a production target of 25,000 units from the beginning of manufacturing until the end of 2027.

Several Egyptian cement companies have submitted requests to the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA), seeking renewal of the decision to cut production capacity by 10% for quantities allotted to the local market without exporting.

The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi has met with Chairman of Apache Egypt Greg McDaniel to discuss the company’s activities and future plans to boost natural gas production at its concessions.

Haier Egypt, a manufacturer of home appliances, will start producing fridges and freezers at its industrial park in the 10th of Ramadan City in September.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has formed an advisory committee responsible for scaling up oilfields production and managing petroleum reservoirs, Minister of Petroleum Karim Badawi stated.