Egypt lures supermajors to frontier areas

Unprecedented exploration push will make or break country's ambitions to be main Mediterranean gas hub

Hub hopes: Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek el-Molla — Hub hopes: Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek el-MollaPhoto: AFP/SCANPIX

Nassir Shirkhani

Cairo

Egypt East Mediterranean Zohr Western Desert Africa

Published 12 March 2020, 10:13Updated 13 March 2020, 15:59