Eni Joint Venture Launches Start-Up Activities for Egypt Gas Project

03:36 AM EDT, 10/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Eni (E) has launched the start-up activities of the Meleiha phase 2 project in Egypt's Western Desert through its Agiba Petroleum with the state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, the company said Tuesday. The project aims to create a new gas hub within the Merged Meleiha concession and will increase the gas processing capacity to up to 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, the company said. The project includes an integrated infrastructure that includes development wells, gathering systems, trunklines, and a dedicated export pipeline, it said.