The meeting was attended by Engineer Yassin Mohamed, Executive Managing Director of EGAS, and Engineer Moataz Atef, Undersecretary for the Technical Office and Minister's Office Affairs and the Ministry's official spokesperson.
They discussed Eni's expansion plans in Egypt and the
2025 drilling program, including the drilling of the second well in the Zohr
field. The two sides also discussed the results of drilling and exploration
work at the Zohr field following the return of the Saipem 10000 drilling rig to
the site at the end of last January, as part of joint efforts to add new
production volumes.
The status of the Nour field development plan was also
discussed, along with ways to accelerate the development plans for the Narges
field.
The meeting also discussed the activation of commercial
agreements related to the Cypriot "Kronos" field, which regulate the
interconnection, transportation, processing, liquefaction, and export
processes. The meeting also reviewed the status of the technical studies and
the project's timeline, in light of the recent signing of the host government's
agreement to develop the field through Egyptian facilities, in partnership with
Eni and TotalEnergies, the field's concessionaires, as development partners.
Descalzi reaffirmed Eni's commitment to supporting the plans and objectives of the energy sector in Egypt in light of the strategic and extended partnership between the two sides. He also stressed that the company is also committed to strengthening Egyptian-Cypriot cooperation, driving growth and achieving sustainability in providing and securing energy resources for the benefit of the region and the global energy sector.