VOL. XLIII

No. 29

17-July-2000

EGYPT

EGPC Extends Deepwater Licensing Closing Date For The Fourth Time

The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has extended the deadline for four deepwater exploration blocks for the fourth time this time to November. The four blocks are El Arish East (Block E), El Arish West (Block C), Matruh Deep Water (Block A) and Northwest Mediterranean Sea (Block D). The blocks were originally put on offer in the 1999 bid round (see map in MEES, 15 March 1999)...