Egypt’s petroleum ministry launched on Monday an international bid round for gas and oil exploration in 23 new areas, it said in a statement.
The bid includes 10 areas in Egypt’s Western Desert, two in the Eastern Desert, seven in the Gulf of Suez, and four areas in the Red Sea, it added.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Sarah El Safaty, writing by Nayera Abdallah,Editing by Louise Heavens)