The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) invites the International and local companies that have the technical and financial capability for financing, executing, and operating projects of natural gas pipeline facilities for houses in a number of Egyptian governorates.

The Ministry of Petroleum is currently considering possible funding by the World Bank for a gas connection project for 2 million residential customers in Greater Cairo.

Under the patronage of H.E. Sameh Fahmy, the Minister of Petroleum, the 4th Mediterranean Offshore Conference and Exhibition have been an overall success. The theme of this year's conference is "Mediterranean Gas Embraces the Future" The figures show that both the conference & Exhibition have grown by 42 % from the third MOC 2004.

First cargo from Egyptian LNG Train 2 was shipped on 15th September 2005. The cargo, comprising approximately 130,000 cubic metres of LNG, was lifted by BG Gas Marketing (BGGM), a subsidiary of BG Group, one of the majority shareholders in the project, for delivery into the United States. Turnover over of Train 2 is expected in late October, about 7 months ahead of contractual schedule. The success of the project crowns over 33 million manhours spent on construction of both ELNG Trains.

First cargo from Egyptian LNG Train 1 was shipped on 29th May 2005, six months ahead of the contractual schedule. The cargo, comprising approximately 129,000 cubic metres of LNG, was lifted by Asean LNG Trading Company Limited (ALTCO), a subsidiary of Petronas, one of the shareholders in the project, for delivery into Spain. The success of the project crowns over 27 million man hours spent on construction of Train 1.

H.E. Eng. Sameh Fahmy, Minister of Petroleum has signed on Thursday 2 June 2005 two new concession agreements entered by EGAS for El Burullus offshore and North El Burg blocks with BP and BP/IEOC respectively. The two blocks lie in water depths of less than 100 meters.

President Hosni Mubarak, accompanied by Dr. Ahmed Nazif, the Prime Minister and Eng. Sameh Fahmy Minister of Petroleum, inaugurated on Monday 30 May, 2005 the first LNG facility in Egypt located in Damietta in Mubarak Complex for Natural Gas and Petrochemicals.

The fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries' Forum (GECF) was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and was attended by Petroleum and Energy Ministers, Ambassadors and senior officials of the gas sectors of thirteen countries, namely, Algeria, Brunei, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea (observer), Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway (observer), Qatar, Russia, Emirates, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago (host country).

EGAS has signed a preliminary agreement with Russia’s Gazprom to explore gas opportunities in Egypt as part of the latter’s overseas expansion. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Saturday, 27 March 2005 during a visit to Cairo by Gazprom Chief Executive Officer Alexei Miller. Miller held talks on prospects for cooperation in oil and gas sectors with Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif, Petroleum Minister Eng. Sameh Fahmy and EGAS Chairman Eng. Mohamed Tawila.

The first shipment of liquefied Propane with amount of 10 thousand tons, produced by United Gas Derivatives Company NGL Plant in Port Said, has left UGDC jetty in Damietta on the Mediterranean coast to Italy on the ship “Queen Zenobia” on March 2nd 2005.

On behalf of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company, Eng. Mohamed Tawila, EGAS Chairman, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding. with Bp Egypt and Eni affiliate Ieoc in the presence of H.E. Eng. Sameh Fahmy Minister of Petroleum on 23 March 2005, setting basis for gas supply of a future second LNG train (Train 2) at SEGAS plant in Damietta, on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt

LNG world has welcomed Egypt as a new exporter to its ranks. The Spanish Egyptian Gas Company (SEGAS) started producing LNG early December 2004, and loaded the first export cargo of LNG from Egypt on January 20th 2005. The shipment was carried by the Cádiz Knutsen tanker, one of the two ships chartered long-term by Union Fenosa Gas to carry LNG from the Damietta liquefaction plant.

The ministerial council of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) kicked-off its 73rd meeting on 11 December 2004 to discuss several oil-related issues and approve the organization's 2005 projected budget. , said a press statement issued at the meeting conclusion. The statement added that the council agreed on choosing Kuwait as the host country for the next OAPEC ministerial meeting on December 10, 2005.

The 133rd (Extraordinary) Meeting of the Conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) convened in Cairo, Egypt, on 10 December 2004, under the Chairmanship of its President, HE Dr. Purnomo Yusgiantoro, Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources of Indonesia and Head of its Delegation, and its Alternate President, HE Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Energy of the State of Kuwait and Head of its Delegation.

Eng. Mohamed Tawila Chairman of Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company EGAS has attended the 19th World Energy Congress that was held in Sydney, Australia, The Theme of the Sydney Congress, "Delivering Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges for the Energy Industry", moves debate beyond expressions of concern about sustainability.

His Excellency Eng.Sameh Fahmy Minster of Petroleum has signed two new concession agreements entered by EGAS. The first agreement was signed on 20/7/2004 and located onshore in DISOUQ (NILE DELTA) with RWE Dea...

His Excellency Eng. Sameh Fahmy Minister of Petroleum has signed the first two concession agreements executed by EGAS in a remarkable event dated the 7th of June 2004 . ...

H.E. Eng. Sameh Fahmy, Minister of Petroleum and his honorable guests, Eng. Azmy Khuraisat, Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources and Dr. Fayza Abu El Naga, Minister of Foreign Cooperation ...

Under the patronage of H.E. Eng. Sameh Fahmy, the Minister of Petroleum, the third Mediterranean Offshore Conference and Exhibition has been an overall success. The figures show that both the conference & exhibition have grown by 160% from the first MOC in the year 2000 and by 74% from the second MOC 2002. ...

On February 12th, 2004, H.E. Eng. Sameh Fahmy Minister of Petroleum, accompanied by the Industry and Energy committee members in Shura Council, and senior executives of the Egyptian petroleum sector have visited the liquefaction facility in Damietta. ...

The Conference and Exhibition have been inaugurated by H.E. Eng. Sameh Fahmy Minister of Petroleum accompanied by their Excellencies Dr. Mamdouh Riad Minister of Environment ...

The first phase of the Arab natural gas pipeline, which has substantiated the Arab dream of economic integration, has been inaugurated by Their Excellencies President Hosny Mubarak, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and King Abdullah II, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ...