petroleum
Former Minister: Foreign oil firms slashed budget over crude price drop
Business
January 8, 2015
Former Minister: Foreign oil firms slashed budget over crude price drop
Foreign oil companies have slashed their budgets for 2015 by 30 percent, driven by declining world petroleum rates, former petroleum…
Saudi Arabia says aid to Egypt unaffected by oil price decline
Business
December 26, 2014
Saudi Arabia says aid to Egypt unaffected by oil price decline
A recent sharp decline in international petroleum prices will not affect Saudi financial support to Egypt, senior Saudi cabinet official…
Govt finishes subsidy lifting scheme pending approval by next parliament
Business
December 7, 2014
Govt finishes subsidy lifting scheme pending approval by next parliament
The government has concluded a scheme to lift energy subsidies, according to a senior official, but added that it will…
Petroleum Ministry announces new projects for US$10.9 bn
Business
November 11, 2014
Petroleum Ministry announces new projects for US$10.9 bn
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sherif Ismail said the ministry is adopting a new strategy that aims to tackle…
Minister: Egypt signs 36 oil exploration deals worth US$2 billion since November 2013
Business
October 21, 2014
Minister: Egypt signs 36 oil exploration deals worth US$2 billion since November 2013
Egyptian Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismaeil announced that the new oil agreements bring the total of new deals since November 2013…
Eni awarded 3 new exploration licenses in Egypt
Business
September 25, 2014
Eni awarded 3 new exploration licenses in Egypt
Italian oil major Eni said on Thursday it had been awarded three new exploration licenses in Egypt as it grows…
Egypt’s revenues from foreign partner’s oil companies $1 billion monthly
Business
September 23, 2014
Egypt’s revenues from foreign partner’s oil companies $1 billion monthly
Egypt's state-run Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) announced that Egypt received a share of the foreign partner’s oil and gas…
Egypt sets conditions for gas imports from Israel
Business
June 27, 2014
Egypt sets conditions for gas imports from Israel
Egypt has said it conditionally agrees to import natural gas from Israel as the country is struggling with an energy…
UAE, Oman and Iraq lead Middle East oil and gas transactions in 2013
Business
March 10, 2014
UAE, Oman and Iraq lead Middle East oil and gas transactions in 2013
According to EY’s Global Oil & Gas Transactions report, the combined number of oil and gas transactions in the UAE,…
Libya port rebels say started exporting oil
World
March 8, 2014
Libya port rebels say started exporting oil
Armed protesters controlling ports in eastern Libya said on Saturday they had started exporting oil, bypassing the Tripoli government in…