Egypt’s exports of urea fertilizers jumped by 7.4% year-on-year (YoY) to $9.4 billion in 2025, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi noted at the 32nd Annual International Fertilizer Conference and Exhibition.

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with a delegation from Eni and discussed plans to boost natural gas production from the company's concessions in the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile Delta.

Egypt was the largest natural gas consumer in Africa in 2024, accounting for 33.6% of the continent's total natural gas consumption, followed by Algeria, South Africa, and Morocco, according to a new study released by the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC).

The Egyptian Tax Authority (ETA) said that the tax amendments currently under discussion in Parliament regarding the scheduled tax on natural gas will not lead to any increase in household natural gas prices or impose additional financial burdens on consumers.

Egypt's Cabinet approved a draft law to cancel the value-added tax (VAT) exemption on natural gas, making it subject to a schedule tax of EGP 20 per 1,000 cubic feet as part of efforts to strengthen state revenues and broaden the tax base.

Egypt’s natural gas imports increased by 36% year-on-year (YoY) during the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, reaching approximately 6 billion cubic meters, compared to 4.4 billion cubic meters in the same period of 2025.

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has approved the development and production plan for the Cronos gas field, paving the way for the first shipment of natural gas to Europe via Egypt by 2028.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has issued a new decree setting the sale prices of natural gas supplied to certain industrial activities and the petrochemicals sector, according to the official gazette.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced a new natural gas discovery in the Nile Delta region, with production rates estimated at around 50 million cubic feet per day (Mcf/d).

The National Gas Company (NATGAS), a subsidiary of Valmore Holding, has successfully connected natural gas services to more than 2 million residential customers across Egypt

Egypt has agreed to purchase the full production of natural gas from Cyprus’ Aphrodite field under a new set of agreements aimed at strengthening supply and supporting exports.

Fitch Solutions forecasts that Egypt’s natural gas production will rebound in 2026 by 8% year on year (YoY).

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi inspected the drilling of the first development and production well at the West Mina gas field in the Northeast El Amriya area of the Mediterranean Sea.

Egypt and Lebanon have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to supply Lebanon’s Deir Ammar power plant with natural gas for electricity generation, as part of ongoing cooperation between the two countries in the energy sector.

Egypt and Cyprus are pressing ahead with efforts to deepen strategic cooperation in the energy sector, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi said during a meeting with Polly Ioannou, Ambassador of Cyprus to Cairo.

Energean Israel Limited, a subsidiary of Energean plc, has signed a transmission agreement with Israel Natural Gas Lines Ltd. for capacity in the planned Nitzana pipeline.

Egypt’s natural gas production recorded its first quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase in three years during the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, according to preliminary data published by Middle East Economic Survey (MEES).

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with Abang Yusuf Abang Puteh, Senior Vice President of LNG Assets at Malaysia’s Petronas, to discuss ways to strengthen the strategic partnership between Egypt and the company in the natural gas sector.

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) signed four agreements to accelerate petroleum and natural gas exploration in the Mediterranean and Delta regions, with total investments of over $340 million.

Egypt’s natural gas production dropped by nearly 16% year on year in June, recording 3.416 billion cubic meters, according to data from the Joint Energy Database (JODI) cited by Al Arabiya.