The Western Desert development is designed to process up to 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day; start-up activity does not mean full production.
Eni said on 20 October that start-up activities had begun at the Meleiha Phase 2 facilities in Egypt’s Western Desert. The development is operated by Agiba, a joint venture between Eni and Egypt’s EGPC.
The facilities have a design capacity of up to 100 million standard cubic feet of gas per day and include wells, gathering systems and export pipelines. The announcement reports start-up work, not achieved output.
The European Commission decision concerns capacity-allocation rules at two entry points and took effect on 5 August 2026.
Start-up procedures are under way; the project is designed to recover associated gas previously flared and supply the domestic market.
Eni and Snam said the European Commission selected the project; its development plan targets 4 million tonnes of CO₂ storage a year by 2030.
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