Saudi Arabia, Kuwait sign MoU to Develop Durra Gas Field

 Saudi Arabia and Kuwait sign an MoU to develop the Durra gas field. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait sign an MoU to develop the Durra gas field. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait sign MoU to Develop Durra Gas Field

 Saudi Arabia and Kuwait sign an MoU to develop the Durra gas field. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait sign an MoU to develop the Durra gas field. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Aramco’s wholly-owned subsidiary Aramco Gulf Operations Company signed on Saturday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-owned Kuwait Gulf Oil Company (KGOC) to develop the joint Durra gas field.

Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Badr al-Mulla and Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman attended the signing ceremony in Kuwait.

In March, the two countries signed a document to jointly develop and explore the Durra gas field.

The signing of the MoU is considered an implementation of an agreement to develop submerged field that was signed on Dec. 24, 2019 between the governments of the two Gulf States.

The development work will resume directly and the work will be accelerated according to the program implementation scheme and the timetable approved by the two countries.

The field is expected to produce roughly one billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, along with 84,000 barrels of liquefied gas.



France Signs Deals to Help Egypt’s Economy in Volatile Regional Climate

 Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) attend the Egypt-France Business Forum, in Cairo, on April 7, 2025. (AFP)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) attend the Egypt-France Business Forum, in Cairo, on April 7, 2025. (AFP)
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France Signs Deals to Help Egypt’s Economy in Volatile Regional Climate

 Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) attend the Egypt-France Business Forum, in Cairo, on April 7, 2025. (AFP)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) attend the Egypt-France Business Forum, in Cairo, on April 7, 2025. (AFP)

France and Egypt signed strategic partnership agreements on Monday, in areas covering health, transport and energy, which French President Emmanuel Macron said would help shore up Egypt's stability amid volatility in the region.

"Egypt is a strategic partner for our country," said Macron, speaking alongside Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at a news conference in Cairo.

"I would thus like to reaffirm France's commitment to ensuring the stability of Egypt given the context of a worsening climate in the region and as the Egyptian economy faces challenges," added Macron.

Macron said he continued to back talks between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission.

The IMF approved last month the disbursement of $1.2 billion to Egypt, which has been grappling with high inflation and shortages of foreign currency.

Macron added France's overseas aid development body would sign 260 million euros ($284.5 million) worth of loans and grants for Egypt in areas such as transport, health, water and energy.

Macron and Sisi also both reaffirmed their calls for a ceasefire to the fighting in Gaza and for the release of Israeli hostages.