Filenews 24 July 2025
Meeting cancelled due to serious Limassol fire
The Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Karim Badawi, will pay a two-day visit to Cyprus on July 23 and 24, at the invitation of the Minister of Energy, George Papanastasiou.
According to an announcement by the Ministry of Energy, the visit takes place in the framework of the agreed cooperation between the two Ministries, for the close monitoring of the progress of the field development project, in Block 6 of the EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus, following the signing of the Host Government Agreement (HGA) held in Egypt on February 17, 2025.
As reported, Badawi is accompanied to Cyprus by a delegation of the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (EGAS).
It is noted that during his presence in Cyprus, the Minister of Petroleum of Egypt will also meet with the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, to discuss the development of both the "Saturn" and the "Aphrodite" field.
It is added that immediately after the meeting with the President of the Republic, the two Ministers and the technical teams will have contacts with representatives of ENI and TotalEnergies, with the aim of informing them regarding the progress of technical and commercial consultations for the development of the "Kronos" field.
The Minister of Energy will also have a separate meeting with high-ranking executives of TotalEnergies to review the progress of the company's research program in the EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus, and specifically with the Senior Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Julien Puget and the Vice President for North Africa Jean Jele, the announcement concludes.
CNA
