QatarEnergy Expands Egypt Footprint With Stake in Shell’s North Cleopatra Block

QatarEnergy announced it will acquire a 27% participating interest in the North Cleopatra block offshore Egypt from Shell, which will remain operator with a 36% stake. The remaining interests are held by Chevron (27%) and Tharwa Petroleum Company (10%). The deal, pending Egyptian government approval, strengthens QatarEnergy’s upstream portfolio in the eastern Mediterranean. The North Cleopatra block spans 3,400 square kilometers in the Herodotus Basin, with water depths reaching 2,600 meters. The acreage ...