Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East’s regional private sector natural gas company, has announced encouraging results from its Egypt drilling programme, together with the receipt of additional payments totalling AED 79 million ($21.5 million), marking the full settlement of all overdue receivables in Egypt and the continuation of payments by the Egyptian Government
The progress achieved in Egypt reflects the combination of an improved fiscal framework under the Consolidated Concession Agreement, constructive cooperation with the Egyptian Government, the closure of all overdue receivables, and Dana Gas' continued investment in its asset base. The full settlement of overdue receivables and continued timely payments have strengthened the business’ confidence in further investment in Egypt, alongside the Government’s ongoing efforts to encourage upstream investment, increase domestic gas production and reduce reliance on imported LNG.
Dana Gas has been actively executing its US$100mn investment programme, focused on stabilising production and restoring growth across its Nile Delta portfolio. The company delivered a return to production growth in the first quarter of 2026, with average production increasing 4% year-on-year to 13,060 boepd, marking the first increase in output since 2017.
In 2025, the company successfully drilled four wells and carried out workovers across three additional wells, adding approximately 30 MMscf/d of production and 36 Bcf of reserves.
More recent drilling activity has delivered results significantly above expectations. The latest well has identified an estimated 10 Bcf of gas reserves, significantly exceeding the original prognosis of 3 Bcf. The result opens up additional development and exploration opportunities across the licence area and has the potential to contribute approximately 12 Bcf of future gas resources once developed. Dana Gas plans to drill four further wells before the end of 2026.
Richard Hall, chief executive officer, said, “The Egyptian Government’s settlement of all outstanding receivables and the return to full, timely payments are important developments that give us greater confidence to continue investing in Egypt. Combined with the progress we have made operationally over recent months, this demonstrates the benefits of the investment programme that we continue to execute.
"We are already seeing tangible operational results. Production returned to growth in the first quarter for the first time since 2017, and our latest well results have exceeded expectations.
"The most recent well has identified significantly more gas resources than originally anticipated, highlighting both the quality of our acreage and the opportunities that remain across our portfolio. The result opens up additional development and exploration potential and further strengthens our confidence in the long-term outlook for the Egypt business."
Hall also acknowledged the support of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, EGPC and EGAS, and their efforts to encourage investors in the energy sector to increase domestic gas production and reduce country’s dependence on gas imports.
These efforts are paying off, with a number of discoveries being made recently. They include the oil and gas discovery by Agiba Petroleum Company, the joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Eni, in the Western Desert; a gas discovery made by Eni in the Nile Delta region, following its gas and condensate discovery in the Temsah concession in the Eastern Mediterranean; and a gas discovery by the USA's Apache, in collaboration with EGPC, in the Western Desert.
Dana Gas reports positive drilling results in Egypt
Dana Gas is pursuing a US$100mn investment programme in Egypt. (Image source: Dana Gas)
