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Egyptian and Cypriot officials have intensified discussions over preparations for a joint gas pipeline project aimed at transforming Egypt into a regional energy trade hub, a government source revealed on Monday. According to the official, the joint scheme would see natural gas from the offshore Aphrodite gas field in Cyprus …

Eni announced the successful drilling of the SWM-A-6X well, in the South West Meleiha development and exploration concession located in the Egyptian Western Desert, some 130 km North of the of Siwa Oasis. The new well has been drilled close to existing production facilities and is already connected to the …

The new gas discovery off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast could produce up to 32 million standard cubic feet per day, Petroleum Minister Tarek El-Molla said on Tuesday after tests were conducted. Earlier this month, Eni, along with contractors BP and Total, successfully drilled the first exploration well in the North El-Hammad …

A new technique for cooling solar panels has been under development in Egypt. A mixture of water, aluminum oxide, and calcium chloride hexahydrate cools the PV modules from underneath. This research, conducted in Cairo, builds on earlier research this spring that France’s Sunbooster was exploring. The technology found success and …

The new facility is expected to help the country achieve its 2022 clean energy goal.

Egypt’s local market demand is still too low to absorb the current glut. and pipeline exports to Jordan are still very low.

The West Bakr Wind project will have a capacity of 252MW and is expected to produce enough renewable electricity to power around 350.000 homes.

Egypt aims to become a regional gas hub for the trade of liquefied natural gas after major gas discoveries in recent years.

Egypt became a major consumer of the fuel in 2015.

The tender was the largest in its history Exxon participated in an exploration project in Egypt.