Who We Are
Our History
Two decades of discoveries, infrastructure and partnerships that reshaped Egypt's energy map.
Since 2001
From a new holding company to a regional hub
EGAS was created to consolidate the state's natural gas activities at the moment Egypt's gas production was about to take off.
In the early 2000s, deep-water discoveries in the Nile Delta, the construction of the Idku and Damietta LNG plants and the rapid expansion of the national grid required a dedicated national gas company. EGAS became that company.
Some fifteen years later, the Zohr discovery and its record-speed development returned Egypt to self-sufficiency and restored LNG exports — the defining achievement of the company's second decade.
Milestones
The journey so far
2001
2001
EGAS established
EGAS is founded under the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources as Egypt's dedicated natural gas holding company.
2003
2003
First deep-water production
Scarab/Saffron in West Delta Deep Marine comes onstream — Egypt's first deep-water subsea development.
2003
2003
Arab Gas Pipeline
The first phase of the Arab Gas Pipeline links El Arish to Aqaba, opening regional pipeline exports to Jordan.
2005
2005
LNG exports begin
The Damietta and Idku liquefaction plants start shipping cargoes, making Egypt an LNG exporter.
2015
2015
Zohr discovered
Eni discovers Zohr, the largest gas field in the Mediterranean, about 190 km north of Port Said.
2017
2017
Zohr onstream
First gas from Zohr in December 2017, less than two and a half years after discovery — a remarkable pace for a field of its size.
2018
2018
Self-sufficiency
Rising output from Zohr and other new fields allows Egypt to halt LNG imports and resume exports.
2019
2019
East Mediterranean Gas Forum
The East Mediterranean Gas Forum is launched in Cairo, later becoming an intergovernmental organisation headquartered in the Egyptian capital.
2022
2022
Gas for Europe & COP27
A trilateral memorandum with the European Union and Israel supports gas exports to Europe, and Egypt hosts COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh.
Today
Today
The next chapter
New international bid rounds, accelerated field development and flexible LNG capacity to secure supply and grow exports.
Every milestone in our history was achieved with partners — and every one of them was about securing energy for Egypt.
EGAS
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company
Moments that shaped us
From the first deep-water tie-back to the arrival of Zohr.
Where we are heading
See how EGAS is shaping Egypt's role as a regional energy hub.