Latest in Tag: Western Desert Highlight
Latest in Tag: Western Desert
Egypt’s Al-Sisi inspects harvest season of mega agricultural project in Western Desert
Presidency spokesperson Bassam Rady said, in an official statement, that the project is within the mega national project “New Delta” to cultivate one million feddan along the Rod Al-Farag – New Dabaa Axis.
Minister of Petroleum, Apache CEO discuss increasing production in Western Desert
El-Molla, Somali counterpart sign bilateral cooperation MoU
9 oil, gas search agreements signed at $452m investment in Mediterranean, Western Desert
The first agreement in the East Horus region, Western Desert, is with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Shell, comes at a minimum investment of approximately $24.5m, and a signature grant of $23m to drill five wells.
Shell close to finalising sale of its oil assets in Western Desert
The company intends to progress in maritime tenders to expand its business, says source
Shell to sell Western Desert assets to focus on offshore gas projects
Industry source reveals that company already received approval, say the sale is a positive indicator for Egypt’s attractiveness for investors
Eight terrorists planning for attacks killed in Western Desert: Egypt’s military
Militants belonged to very dangerous terrorist cell: Army
Western Desert produces 60% of Egypt’s crude oil: El-Molla
Minister called on foreign oil companies to intensify exploration efforts in region
Air force destroys 10 vehicles carrying arms in Western Desert
The sparsely populated region has witnessed several attacks in the past three years
Air force destroys 8 vehicles carrying arms in Western Desert
As part of the security apparatus’s efforts to capture the perpetrators in the deadly Al-Wahat attack, the Egyptian air force prevented an attempt to smuggle arms and explosives into the country through the western borders with Libya, a statement by the spokesperson of the military forces, Tamer Al-Refaee, said on Monday. Doing so, the air …
Egypt’s oil and gas sector on a roll after years of turmoil: report
The hefty international contracts should pave the way to explorations in the oil-rich Western Desert
Egypt signs 3 new agreements for oil and gas exploration in Western Desert worth $79m
US companies are an important partner in Egypt’s oil and gas sector: El Molla
15 vehicles carrying arms and ammunitions in Western Desert destroyed: military spokesperson
The convoy was destroyed in a 24 hour operation
Egypt’s air force destroyed 15 vehicles carrying arms and ammunitions in Western Desert
Egyptian air force and border guards continue searching for the smugglers, says spokesperson
Khalda Petroleum reduces cost of oil produced from Apache concession to $4.5/barrel
We saved $155,000 daily on drilling expenses during FY 2015/2016, says Abdel Azim
Apache allocates $909m for drilling 97 wells in FY 2016/2017: Khalda Petroleum head
Company in discussions with foreign partner to increase investment and review plan in January
Apache to invest $960m in western desert concessions during current fiscal year
Ongoing discussion in regards to increasing FY 2017/2018 investments with Apache’s officials, says Abdel Azim
UK tries to make up for burying explosives in Egypt’s western desert
Ambassador John Casson said UK allocated $10m to remove landmines in Egypt
Shell discovers new gas field with reserves of 500bn cubic feet in the western desert
Royal Dutch Shell has discovered a new gas field (PTI – 2) in the Alam El-Shawish concession area in the western desert. The new natural gas field has reserves of about 500bn cubic feet of natural gas. Aidan Murphy, Shell Egypt country chairperson, said that his company has gained rights to explore this area for …
2 killed in explosion of World War II remnants
17m landmines were left in the Western Desert; 155 sqkm were cleared in 2014
Investigation into death of 8 Mexican tourists still ongoing: Foreign Ministry
Independent investigative bodies are currently handling the issue, awaiting final result, says ministry spokesperson
EMRA to launch tender to search for gold in Western Desert, South Sinai
Selling 20 terms brochures for prospecting for mining materials in nine areas
Drilling of 3 vertical limestone wells in Apollonia complete: EGPC
Shell reduced the number of wells to be dug, due to Brent price decline
Egypt enforces media gag on Mexican tourists’ killings case
Public anger mounts against absence of transparency and increased media gags
Shoukry’s call for solidarity does little to move Mexican commentators
Former ambassador writes scathingly on the dysfunctions within Egypt’s police and army
Ministry of Tourism receives Hill+Knowlton recommendations on handling Bahariya incident
Recommendations include coordination with ETAA, amongst others, and investigation into accident
9 survivors of tourist shooting in stable health condition
Human rights lawyer vows to sue police and army internationally over killing of his cousin, a tour guide killed in Sunday’s accidental shooting of a tourist group
Egypt defends ‘mistake’ killing of 12 tourists
Government says the tourists were in a prohibited part of the desert and promises “maximum punishment” for company
Gas exploration bid to be offered early 2015 in 11 areas
Three areas in the Delta and eight in the Mediterranean Sea will be offered by EGAS for exploration and research
Petroleum ministry to open bids for shale gas exploration in 4 areas in Western Desert
Agreement with foreign partners to increase duration of projects to more than 20 years, says EGAS official
Agiba Petroleum Company to produce 63,000 barrels of crude oil daily through FY 2014/2015: Chairman
Egypt undergoing crisis providing fuel for local market while it also faces difficulty in paying dues to foreign companies in the petroleum sector