After the ratification on 21 June 2020 of 8 agreements signed earlier in the year between IOCs and Egyptian state-agency EGAS (separate article), it is understood that Shell has been awarded the North Cleopatra and North Marina offshore concessions.  The two blocks are located along the Egyptian coastline and extend across the boundary between the Herodotus and Nile Delta basins.  North Cleopatra and North Marina cover an area of 4,505 sq km and 4,599 sq km, respectively. Both blocks were expected to be on offer as part of the West Mediterranean Bid-round canceled in January 2020 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.
(Northern Egypt and Herodotus basins) Shell has been awarded the North Cleopatra and North Marina offshore concessions. The two blocks are located along the Egyptian coastline and extend across the boundary between the Herodotus and Nile Delta basins. North Cleopatra and North Marina cover an area of 4,505 sq km and 4,599 sq km, respectively. Both blocks were expected to be on offer as part of the West Mediterranean Bid-round canceled in January 2020 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.