Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with Linda Cook CEO of British company Harbour Energy, on the sidelines of the 2025 CERAWeek Global Energy Conference in Houston, to discuss strengthening cooperation in research and exploration and reviewing plans to boost natural gas production from the company's concession areas in Egypt.

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi has directed the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to develop an urgent plan to accelerate the development of undeveloped gas discoveries.

Egypt aims to increase its oil production by 8% in the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2025/2026 fiscal year to reach 485,000 barrels per day.

Egypt has signed two agreements worth $13.5 million to boost crude oil production at the Western Desert.

Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to develop an executive plan for energy efficiency cooperation following the opening of the Egypt Energy Show (EGYPES 2025).

Egypt and Cyprus signed two agreements to begin developing Cypriot natural gas discoveries, using Egyptian infrastructure.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, alongside Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, inaugurated the eighth edition of the Egypt Energy Show (EGYPES 2025), which runs from February 17th to 19th.

Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries (Enppi) signed an agreement with AVEVA during the EGYPES 2025 to strengthen cooperation in technical consulting, software systems, and training services for the oil and gas sector.

Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries (Enppi) has signed a cooperation agreement with Siemens to bolster digital transformation in the oil and gas and energy sectors.

Eni, the Italian energy company, plans to start producing 100 million cubic feet of natural gas per day from the Nour concession area in the eastern Mediterranean by mid-2026.

Egypt is expected to receive 1.4 billion cubic feet of Cypriot natural gas per day starting in 2027, with shipments arriving via the Aphrodite and Kronos gas fields.

The US company Apache will launch an intensive drilling program in Egypt’s Western Desert in March, aiming to add 80 million cubic feet of natural gas per day to its production with investments exceeding $60 million.

The Egyptian Cabinet approved five draft petroleum commitment agreements involving the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), the South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope), and several international firms.

Egypt has signed contracts with Dutch Shell and French Total to purchase 60 shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2025, valued at approximately $3 billion.

Dana Gas, the largest private-sector natural gas company in the Middle East, has confirmed the receipt of a payment of approximately $20 million from the Egyptian government.

he Cabinet has approved two draft petroleum commitment agreements involving the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), and several international companies.

The first well in the North Cleopatra and North Marina fields is expected to be put into production during the current fiscal year (FY) 2024/2025.

Undersecretary and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Moataz Atef has represented Egypt at the 26th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Iran, Tehran.

Halliburton, the American oilfield services company, is preparing three deep-water wells in Egypt to enter into production during the first half (H1) of 2025.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources is working on meeting citizens' needs for petroleum products and natural gas, with targets to boost the mining sector's contribution to the gross national product (GNP) from 1% now to between 5% and 6% within the coming years.