VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 30

24-APRIL-1995

Egypt

Seven Bids Submitted For Three Oil/Gas Blocks

The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has received a total ofseven offers for oil and gas exploration rights in three blocks that wereopened to tender last July in the second bid round for 1994. The three blocksare: East Bahariya, 5,600 sq. kms., onshore, Western Desert; Marakia, 12,500 sq.kms., onshore/offshore, Mediterranean/Western Desert; and El Quseir (nowre-named North Red Sea Block 1), 12,000...