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The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) is an Egyptian state-owned holding company, which owns and manages state stakes in different gas project. The company was established in August 2001. EGAS is also responsible for issuing of natural gas exploration licenses in Egypt.


Operations

In 2014/2015, EGAS signed six agreements, of them three offshore areas in Mediterranean Sea and three onshore areas in Nile Delta. In February 2015, a bidding for twelve offshore blocks in Mediterranean Sea was announced. In 2014/2015, gas production reached about and total local consumption of natural gas reached . Gas import started in April 2015, supplying to the national gas grid after the regasification with quantity of . In 2012/2013, total net gas production in Egypt reached .


Corporate affairs

In March 2017 Egyptian Oil Minister Tarek al-Molla replaced the Chairman of EGAS Osama Wafik El-Bakly, by Dr Magdy Galal.


See also

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Energy in Egypt This article describes the energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Egypt. Overview Electrical power Egypt is classified as having a “high power system size (24,700 MW installed generation capacity in 2010 with more ...


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* Oil and gas companies of Egypt Energy companies established in 2001 Non-renewable resource companies established in 2001 Government-owned companies of Egypt Egyptian companies established in 2001 {{egypt-company-stub