Egypt launches licensing round for Red Sea oil and gas exploration - THE NATIONAL

March 10, 2019

Jennifer Gnana

Saudi Arabia said last week that it had found "large volumes" of gas offshore
Egypt will look to incentivise exploration in the Red Sea area, which is expected to include unconventional resources.

Egypt has tendered 10 blocks offshore the Red Sea as it looks to duplicate its successes in the Eastern Mediterranean, which led to a gas bonanza ending the country’s imports for the fuel.

The South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) invited companies on Sunday to review and purchase technical data, with August 1 set as the closing date for bids.

The announcement follows Egypt’s successful closing of one it largest ever bid rounds, which saw the award of 12 licences and marked the entry of US major Exxon in the search for the country’s hydrocarbons. Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous state struck gold in recent years thanks to the discovery of the massive Zohr field by Italian energy major Eni in 2016 in the Eastern Mediterranean. The find sparked search for more hydrocarbon resources along the Nile Delta and western desert as the North African state looked to leverage these discoveries to become a net exporter of gas, particularly to markets in Europe.

Egypt signs 2 new agreements for oil, gas exploration - EGYPT TODAY

CAIRO, Mon, Aug. 20, 2018

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek el-Molla signed two new agreements for the exploration of oil and natural gas in Sinai and the Suez Gulf with investments of $65 million.

The minister also signed grants of $3.5 million, an official statement revealed.

The first agreement is signed with General Petroleum Company (GPC) in Sinai to improve its production in the frame of the Ministry of Petroleum’s plans to increase production and support the national companies working in oil and exploration field.

The statement referred that the second agreement was signed with the Petroleum Corporation and Zaafarana Petroleum Company, Oceaneer Zaafarana, and Sahary for Oil and Gas in the Gulf of Suez.

Molla announced that the number of signed petroleum agreements reached 61 new agreements since 2017 with a minimum investment of $14 billion to explore oil and gas in Egypt’s Egypt's land and sea areas.

Oil Ministry signs three new oil and gas exploration agreements in Gulf of Suez and North Sinai - ENTERPRISE

Thursday, 12 July 2018

Oil Ministry inks three new agreements for oil and gas exploration in North Sinai and the Gulf of Suez. The first agreement, between GHP Exploration Corp. and the South Valley Petroleum Holding Company, will see the company drill four new wells at a cost of about USD 6 mn at the West Gabal El Zeit concession in the Gulf of Suez, according to a ministry statement. The second agreement was signed between the EGPC and UK’s Perenco for exploration in the North Sinai offshore concession, while the third was with the EGPC for exploration in the Gulf of Suez’ Ras Fanar concession. The Oil Ministry is currently finalizing procedures for 18 other agreements that will be announced soon, according to Minister Tarek El Molla. The government had announced plans to step up exploration activities in FY2018-19 as the country marches toward natural gas self-sufficiency and bids to become a regional energy export hub.

Government approves 4 oil, gas agreements worth $230M - EGYPT TODAY

Thu, Dec. 28, 2017

CAIRO – "The Egyptian government approved in its Thursday meeting four new oil and gas exploration agreements worth $230 million," Minister of Petroleum Tarek el-Molla announced.

Two of the four agreements are related to the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) for exploration in the Red Sea and Western Desert areas, while the other two are related to South Valley Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope).

"The agreements include drilling 17 new wells," Molla added in a cabinet press conference.

EGPC chairman Abed Ezz el-Regal announced in September that EGPC will hold a new auction for oil and gas exploration before the end of 2017.

In August, Molla signed three new oil and gas exploration agreements in the Western Desert with a total value of $81.4 million in investments.

The agreements were signed between the EGPC, Royal Dutch Shell and Apex to drill 16 new wells using $23.2 million.

TGS and Schlumberger Announce New 2D Multi-client Project in Egyptian Red Sea - TGS

20 December 2017

ASKER, NORWAY (20 December 2017) - TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) and Schlumberger today announced a new 2D seismic project offshore Egypt.

The project will comprise acquisition of a 10,000 km 2D long-offset broadband multi-client seismic survey. Advanced new acquisition and imaging techniques will provide better illumination of complex subsalt structures. The project will integrate all legacy seismic and non-seismic data. Acquisition will commence mid-December and is expected to complete in late Q1 2018.

This project is part of an agreement entered with South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (GANOPE) in which Schlumberger and TGS have a minimum 15-year period of exclusive multi-client rights in a ~70,000 km2 open area offshore the Egyptian Red Sea.

El-Molla directs EGPC, Ganope, EGAS to intensify oil exploration - DAILY NEWS EGYPT

1 October 2017

Mohamed Adel

Minister of Petroleum Tarek El-Molla directed the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope), and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to focus on offering areas for research and drilling for oil in the coming tenders, as to increase production rates and curb reliance on imports.

A source in the sector told Daily News Egypt that EGPC has been tasked with collecting data and information about the untapped concession areas in the Western Desert and the Gulf of Suez.

He explained that Egypt needs to increase crude oil output, having been fixed for several years at an average of 650,000-700,000 barrels, against a growing demand.

Is Egypt’s Zohr Field A Game Changer? - OILPRICE.com

Jul 29, 2017, 2:00 PM CDT
Shadow Governance Intel

A politically turbulent six-year period has impacted the Egyptian business environment, adding a new layer of political risks to investments made across the national economy. Despite this, the outlook in certain sectors is largely positive; and the gas sector may be one of the first to see profitability.

With the third largest gas reserves in Africa, behind Algeria and Nigeria, and the 17th largest globally, international interest has always existed in Egypt’s gas sector. However, management of gas pipelines has been a controversial issue, leading to concerns over how viable the industry is set to be once fully developed under President Sisi.

WesternGeco and TGS collect geophysical data for $720m - DAILY NEWS EGYPT

Sunday July 9, 2017
Mohamed Farag
 
Contract will be signed in two weeks for land areas in Western Sahara and Red Sea

WesternGeco Schlumberger and TGS have won contract for the collection of geophysical data in open land areas in the South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company in the Red Sea.

The two companies will collect the geophysical data in the South Valley Company in the Red Sea with investments worth $720m, according to Moustafa Abdel Ghaffar, manager of exploration in the company. The contracts will be signed within two weeks. The two aforementioned companies have made the best technical and financial offers.