The Dabaa plant is the first nuclear plant for peaceful uses, with a total capacity of 4.8 gigawatts. The project is financially supported by Rosatom through a Russian loan amounting to $25 billion.

The UAE is currently the largest investor in Egypt with total investments exceeding AED26.5 billion (US$ 7.2 bn), according to Jamal Saif Al Jarwan, Secretary-General of the UAE International Investors Council.

In its first development phase, Leviathan has a production capacity of 1.2 Bcf/d (34 million cu m/d).

Commenting on the strategic cooperation between ECI and ECGE, Massimo Falcioni, CEO of ECI, said, "Taking into account the very strong non-oil trade relations between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, this agreement will pave the way for the identification and development of more business opportunities. ECI’s partnership with ECGC will not only reinforce the existing partnership between the two countries but will also boost the regional and global competitiveness of local businesses."

Sheikh Mohamed also announced the launch of a joint investment platform worth of $20 billion (Dh73,454,000,000) for implementing vital projects.

Egypt’s Ministry of Planning said the total investments targeted for the electricity sector during the fiscal year 19-2020 was estimated at 111.9 billion pounds ($6.8 billion), equivalent to 9.6 percent of the total investments.

BP has agreed to sell its interests in Gulf of Suez oil concessions in Egypt to Dragon Oil, the Dubai-based oil and gas company. Under the terms of the agreement, Dragon Oil will purchase producing and exploration concessions, including BP’s interest in the Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO).

CNBC - Asked how much BP could spend in Egypt in 2019, Dudley said the amount would be significant. "There will be a third phase we're spending on, we're exploring today with other companies ... (So we'll be spending) $1.8 billion give or take. That's a lot," he said.

ENI - Eni sells to Mubadala Petroleum a 20% stake in the Nour North Sinai Offshore concession in Egypt

IMF - Egypt's GDP growth accelerated from 4.2 percent in 2016/17 to 5.3 percent in 2017/18 while unemployment declined to below 10 percent.