VOL. XXXIV

NO. 8

26-NOVEMBER-1990

Egypt

Egypt to Open Several Areas for Bidding

Egypt is to open a number of onshore and offshore areas for bidding byinternational oil companies for exploration and agreements, according to Mr.Salah Hafiz, Deputy Chairman of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC).Speaking in Cairo on 21 November, he said that the offshore areas are in theGulf of Suez and the Mediterranean near the Nile Delta, and the onshore areas inthe Western Desert, the northern part...