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Oil & Gas Fields in Egypt
Egypt has 79 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 17th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 71 operating and 7 under construction or proposed. The largest is Zohr (gas, offshore).
The largest owner-operators are BP PLC (19), Petrobel (14) and Eni SpA (10) — BP PLC alone is named on 24% of them. Half of Egypt's oil & gas fields in service predate 2001 (median commissioning year of the 61 with a known date), 19 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Ras Budran Oil and Gas Field (Egypt), dating from 1938. 7 are in the pipeline, led by El King Oil and Gas Field (Egypt), proposed. They account for 26% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Egypt.
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Largest oil & gas fields in Egypt
- Zohr (gas, offshore)2017
- Morgan Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1965
- Zohr Gas Field (Egypt)2017
- Nooros Gas Field (Egypt)2015
- Rosetta Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)2000 · idle
- Qasr Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)2003
- Raven Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)2019
- October Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1977
- Atoll Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)2018
- Nooros East Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)2016
- Baltim South West Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)2019
- Burullus Gas Field (Egypt)
- Belayim Land Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1955
- Abu El Gharadig Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1973
- Belayim Marine Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1961
- Karama Oil Field (Egypt)2001
- Bashrush Gas Field (Egypt)2022
- Obaiyed Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1999
- Bed-3 Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1983
- Temsah Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1999
- Ha'py Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1997
- Ras Fanar Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1978
- South West Melehia Oil Field (Egypt)2019
- Berenice Oil Field (Egypt)2014
- Amal Redevelop (A and B) Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)
- Ramadan Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1974
- Melehia West Deep Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)2015
- Abu Rudies-Sidri Oil Field (Egypt)1945
- Geisum Oil Field (Egypt)1985
- Wakar Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)1997
- Abu Madi Gas Field (Egypt)1975
- Baltim East Oil Field (Egypt)
- Baltim North Oil Field (Egypt)
- Bahga Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)
- Magd Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)
Who owns Egypt's oil & gas fields
- BP PLC19 24%
- Petrobel14 18%
- Eni SpA10 13%
- GUPCO8 10%
- Cheiron Petroleum Corp7 9%
- Ieoc SpA7 9%
- Capricorn Energy PLC6 8%
- Egyptian General Petroleum Corp6 8%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1930s1
- 1940s1
- 1950s3
- 1960s2
- 1970s10
- 1980s5
- 1990s8
- 2000s7
- 2010s18
- 2020s6
Median commissioning year 2001 · oldest Ras Budran Oil and Gas Field (Egypt) (1938) · newest WDDM Phase 11 Gas Phase (Egypt) (2025) · 61 of 79 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- El King Oil and Gas Field (Egypt)2002 · proposed
- Harmattan Gas Field (Egypt)2024 · proposed
- Meleiha Phase 2 Oil Field (Egypt)2022 · proposed
- Mina West Gas Field (Egypt)2025 · proposed
- Narges Gas Field (Egypt)2024 · proposed
- Nour Gas Field (Egypt)2019 · proposed
- Satis West Gas Field (Egypt)2025 · proposed
How Egypt compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 14. Iran111
- 15. Venezuela104
- 16. Australia90
- 17. Egypt79
- 18. Ecuador76
- 19. Angola74
- 20. Indonesia72
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Egypt?
- OverWatts maps 79 oil & gas fields in Egypt — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 17th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Egypt?
- Zohr (gas, offshore), operated by Eni.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Egypt?
- BP PLC is named as owner or operator on the most — 19 of 79 (24%). Next are Petrobel (14), Eni SpA (10) and GUPCO (8).
- How old are Egypt's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 2001, across the 61 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Ras Budran Oil and Gas Field (Egypt) (1938); 19 came online in the past ten years.
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in Egypt?
- 7 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are El King Oil and Gas Field (Egypt), Harmattan Gas Field (Egypt) and Meleiha Phase 2 Oil Field (Egypt).