The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and Cheiron Energy signed a new agreement for natural gas exploration in the East Alexandria offshore area in the Mediterranean Sea

Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemical Industries Company is facing a 33% reduction in natural gas supplies, deepening a 20% cut introduced earlier this month, according to a company disclosure.

Egyptian Chemical Industries (Kima) has implemented a directive from its natural gas supplier to reduce gas intake by 20%, effective from noon on November 1

Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO) is monitoring its operating and production rates in line with available natural gas supplies, amid an ongoing 20% reduction in gas deliveries to fertilizer plants

Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in oil, natural gas, and petrochemicals, according to a statement.

Egypt-based integrated energy services company TAQA Arabia has entered the Jordanian market with a project to supply natural gas to Al-Rawdah Industrial City in the Ma’an Development Area.

The Petroleum Projects and Technical Consultations Co (Petrojet) was awarded a $22.7 million contract to implement a natural gas pipeline project connecting the Al-Muwaqar Industrial Development Zone, south of Amman, to Jordan’s natural gas network.

Egypt plans to implement refinery development projects with total investments of $4.5 billion to increase domestic petroleum product production and reduce reliance on imports, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi announced.

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi held talks with Dana Gas CEO Richard Hall to discuss the company's activities in Egypt.

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.