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Egypt · asset class
Pipelines in Egypt
Egypt has 31 pipelines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 32nd-largest fleet of the 110 countries that hold any, and 0.7% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 31 operating.
The largest owner-operators are Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co (17), Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (5) and Apache Corp (4) — Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co alone is named on 55% of them. Half of Egypt's pipelines in service predate 2017 (median commissioning year of the 23 with a known date), 14 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Abu Gharadig-El Hamra Oil Pipeline, dating from 1973. They account for 10% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Egypt.
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Who owns Egypt's pipelines
- Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co17 55%
- Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation5 16%
- Apache Corp4 13%
- Eni SpA3 10%
- Naturgy3 10%
- SEGAS3 10%
- General Petroleum Co2 6%
- Arab Petroleum Pipelines Company (SUMED)1 3%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1970s2
- 1980s2
- 2000s3
- 2010s9
- 2020s7
Median commissioning year 2017 · oldest Abu Gharadig-El Hamra Oil Pipeline (1973) · newest Abu Sennan-El Hamra Oil Pipeline (2022) · 23 of 31 carry a start date
How Egypt compares · pipelines by country
- 1. China1,108
- 29. United Arab Emirates32
- 30. Norway32
- 31. Venezuela32
- 32. Egypt31
- 33. Bulgaria29
- 34. Netherlands29
- 35. Bolivia26
Frequently asked
- How many pipelines are there in Egypt?
- OverWatts maps 31 pipelines in Egypt — 0.7% of the world's mapped total, the 32nd-largest national fleet of the 110 countries with any.
- Who owns the pipelines in Egypt?
- Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co is named as owner or operator on the most — 17 of 31 (55%). Next are Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (5), Apache Corp (4) and Eni SpA (3).
- How old are Egypt's pipelines?
- The median commissioning year is 2017, across the 23 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Abu Gharadig-El Hamra Oil Pipeline (1973); 14 came online in the past ten years.