Arab Finance: The Mineral Resources and Mining Industries Authority (MRMIA) has set the closing dates for bidding on several available mining blocks between August 18 and 20, 2026, as per an announcement.
Bidding for blocks Ph35 to Ph37 will close on August 18, while the deadline for blocks Cg73 and Cg74 is August 19.
The bidding period for blocks Ea73, Ea74, Ec72, Ph2, and T5 will close on August 20.
It is worth noting that Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi recently launched the 2026 international bid round for crude oil and natural gas exploration, offering 14 new blocks to international and Egyptian oil and gas companies.
The bid round, which opened on August 11, is part of the government’s efforts to attract more investment into the petroleum sector, boost local crude oil and gas production, and support the targets of its five-year plan to raise output.
