The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has officially launched The EGAS International Bid Round for Petroleum Exploration and Exploitation 2024.

The Bid Round is offering twelve open blocks for Exploration in Mediterranean and Nile Delta.

Interested Companies can easily review and instantly purchase principal and optional datasets, which are available online through the EUG Portal.

Basin Overview – BR Blocks

12 Bid Round Blocks in the onshore and offshore Nile Delta basins

Block Distribution per Basins:

• 1 Blocks in Herodotus Basin
• 9 blocks in offshore ND, and
• 2 Blocks in Onshore ND

The closing date will be on Tuesday, 25th February 2025.

3D seismic coverage: 113k km²

• Herodotus basin Coverage: 27k km²/27% (7 Surveys)
• Levant and offshore Nile Delta = 76k km² / 76% ( 83 Surveys)
• Onshore Nile Delta Coverage: 10k km² (15 Surveys)

Total cubes number: 105 Surveys

2D seismic coverage: 188k km

• Onshore: 42k km
• Offshore: 146k km

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