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Egypt’s General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) reported 12 oil discoveries for fiscal 2025/26, describing the count as the highest annual total in its history, according to results carried by the State Information Service. Average daily production was about 77,000 barrels of oil equivalent.

EGPC chairman Mohamed Abdel Meguid said energy consumption fell from about 103,000 to 80,000 tonnes of oil equivalent, saving $11 million. The corporation implemented about EGP8 billion in investment, while production-services companies invested about $120 million. These are company-reported fiscal-year results.