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Egypt Says Plans 3 Tenders for Oil and Gas Exploration, Production in 2023

Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla speaks during the Saudi Green Initiative Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla speaks during the Saudi Green Initiative Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
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Egypt Says Plans 3 Tenders for Oil and Gas Exploration, Production in 2023

Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla speaks during the Saudi Green Initiative Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla speaks during the Saudi Green Initiative Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Egypt plans to offer three international tenders for oil and gas exploration and production in 2023, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said on Sunday.

"Egypt plans to hold three international tenders in 2023 for oil and gas exploration and production," he said at the opening ceremony for the Egypt Petroleum Show.

The Show is held under the patronage and attendance of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at the Egypt International Exhibition Center.

It is set to last through February 15 and bring together more than 30,000 oil and gas industry representatives from at least 60 countries.

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New French Finance Minister Eyes 2025 Deficit Slightly Above 5%

FILE PHOTO: Newly appointed Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Eric Lombard departs following a handover ceremony at the Bercy Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris, France, December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Saboor Abdul/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Newly appointed Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Eric Lombard departs following a handover ceremony at the Bercy Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris, France, December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Saboor Abdul/File Photo
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New French Finance Minister Eyes 2025 Deficit Slightly Above 5%

FILE PHOTO: Newly appointed Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Eric Lombard departs following a handover ceremony at the Bercy Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris, France, December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Saboor Abdul/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Newly appointed Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Eric Lombard departs following a handover ceremony at the Bercy Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris, France, December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Saboor Abdul/File Photo

France's delayed 2025 budget bill will target a deficit of "slightly above 5%" in order to protect growth, the country's new finance minister said in a newspaper interview.
Eric Lombard, previously head of Caisse des Depots, the investment arm of the French government, will be tasked with steering through parliament a budget after the previous government lost a no-confidence vote in early December amid a backlash against its belt-tightening proposals.
Lombard's deficit objective for next year is higher than the 5% targeted by the last government. But it would still represent a drop from this year when the deficit is expected to widen to above 6% of gross domestic product.
"We need to amend this (budget) bill to establish a good budget. With a deficit slightly above 5% so as to protect growth," Lombard told La Tribune Dimanche.
"To protect growth, the reduction of the deficit must come more through reductions in public spending than through taxation," he said, adding that any tax increases should be "very limited.”
According to Reuters, he said he would consult all political parties in the French parliament and that the discussions would contribute to the government's budget proposals.
Lombard was named last Monday as part of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's government.
Bayrou, who, like predecessor Michel Barnier, lacks a working majority in parliament, has said he aims to have a budget ready by mid-February.