Egypt's Mediterranean remains one of the world's most compelling exploration destinations, with opportunities across proven gas provinces and emerging frontier plays. TGS helps bidders evaluate, mature and de-risk prospects with industry-leading seismic data and insights.

EGAS Licensing Round 2026

Egypt remains a cornerstone of hydrocarbon exploration in the Mediterranean. Recent successes have shown the region to be one of the world's most exciting hotspots. With increased interest from major operators and highly competitive licensing rounds underway, TGS provides the solutions needed to meet your exploration ambitions. 

The 2026 EGAS Licensing Round in the Egyptian Mediterranean invites international and local energy companies to explore designated onshore and offshore blocks. Opportunities span the proven gas province in the Nile Delta, emerging plays around the south and west of the deepwater Zohr area and promising underexplored plays in the Herodotus. 

 TGS seismic data supports prospective bidders in making confident decisions, maturing prospects, and de-risking investments in the EGAS bid round. Full guidelines, including deadlines & fiscal terms will be available via EGAS’ website and via EUG's website.

EGAS Bid Rounds - Website
EGAS Licensing Round 2026
TGS 3D Seismic
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GeoStreamer 2D
Spectral decomposition on a shallow stratal slice

Spectral decomposition on a shallow stratal slice, showing meandering channels and oxbow lakes in the outboard Nile Delta/Herodotus Basin area.

KPSDM full stack seismic section with a velocity model overlay from the Egypt Depth Merge

KPSDM full-stack seismic section with a velocity model overlay from the Egypt Depth Merge product. This section goes from the shelf into the deep water of the Herodotus Basin. The Messinian salt thickens towards the north, with deformation in the post salt section related to the Mediterranean ridge.

KPSDM full stack seismic section from the Egypt Depth Merge product, highlighting a potential carbonate buildup structure

KPSDM full stack seismic section from the Egypt Depth Merge product, highlighting a potential carbonate buildup structure on the shelf edge that is sealed directly by Messinian evaporites.

Image description_ KPSDM full stack seismic section from the Egypt Depth Merge

KPSDM full-stack seismic section from the Egypt Depth Merge product, going through the axis of the Matruh Canyon. The deformation related to the decollement surface creates significant structures in the upper part of the section.

KPSDM full stack 2D seismic section in the outboard Nile Delta

KPSDM full stack 2D seismic section in the outboard Nile Delta, showing the thickening of the Messinian evaporites towards the north and a zone of rotated fault blocks as part of a thick Pliocene section.

KPSDM full stack seismic section with a velocity model overlay

KPSDM full stack seismic section with a velocity model overlay from the Egypt Depth Merge product. This section highlights the complex velocity variations and shows the offshore shelf to be an extension of the onshore Western Desert systems, recently proven by the Nefertari-1 discovery.

TGS Data Coverage

We provide the industry's leading multi-client library, and our coverage of the blocks available for the EGAS round is no exception. Extensive 2D and 3D seismic data acquired in partnership with EGAS within the scope of the MC West Mediterranean Project cover every available block in the EGAS 2026 Licensing Round. This includes 34,800 km2 of cutting-edge GeoStreamer and PSDM Vision and 24,000 km of 2D seismic data.

We recently began the EGY-2DDRE2026 PSDM project. This will reprocess the offshore GeoStreamer 2D data through advanced velocity model building workflow, including E-DMFWI, KPSDM, and an RTM workflow to enhance imaging of pre-, intra- and post-Messinian intervals. 

Data Availability

2D Data Coverage

TGS Survey Block Name Block Coverage (km) TGS Data Over Block (km)
MC2D-EGAS N. Gargoub 790 2791
MC2D-EGY2016 N. Gargoub 610
MC2D-EGY2018 N. Gargoub 1391
MC2D-EGAS W. El King 412 1379
MC2D-EGY2016 W. El King 481
MC2D-EGY2018 W. El King 486
MC2D-EGY2016 North El Maamura Offshore 76 326
MC2D-EGY2018 North El Maamura Offshore 251
MC2D-EGY2018 South Zohr Offshore 205 600
MC2D-EGY2018 West Zohr Offshore 395

3D Data Coverage

TGS Survey Block Name Area (sq.km)
MC3D Egypt Depth Merge N. Gargoub 5867
MC3D Egypt Depth Merge W. El King 29

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