EGYPT 

Egypt Bidding Delayed By Political Upheavals

Recent signs of action in Egypt’s state oil and gas apparatus appear to have stalled. Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation’s (EGPC’s) ongoing bid round has again being delayed and a flurry of oil and gas field development permit approvals earlier this year has ground to a halt. Little is now likely to be decided in the sector ahead of 23 May presidential elections (with a second round, if required, slated for 16...