# Egypt discusses faster Harmattan gas-field development with Arcius Energy > Egyptian Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi met Arcius Energy CEO Nasser Saif Al-Yafei in Athens to discuss Harmattan field development plans and the timeline for starting production. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/egypt-arcius-plans-to-accelerate-harmattan-gas-development-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: Egypt - Published: 2026-10-10T16:36:58+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-10T16:36:58+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-07 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/egypt-arcius-plans-to-accelerate-harmattan-gas-development-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/egypt-arcius-plans-to-accelerate-harmattan-gas-development-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/egypt-arcius-plans-to-accelerate-harmattan-gas-development-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/egypt-arcius-plans-to-accelerate-harmattan-gas-development-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/egypt-arcius-plans-to-accelerate-harmattan-gas-development-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/egypt-arcius-plans-to-accelerate-harmattan-gas-development-2026.md) Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said Minister Karim Badawi met Arcius Energy CEO Nasser Saif Al-Yafei in Athens on October 7. The meeting took place on the sidelines of a high-level Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum roundtable. They discussed the status of the company's Egyptian activities and plans to accelerate exploration, appraisal and gas-field development. The ministry said the discussion reviewed development plans for the Harmattan gas field and ways to accelerate its production-start timeline. Al-Yafei said the company aims to increase its output in Egypt during 2027–2030. The statement gave no Harmattan production volume or firm start date, so the plans should not be read as current output or an approved investment decision. ## Data ### Arcius Energy's Harmattan field plans Egypt's petroleum ministry reported a discussion of Harmattan gas-field development and the timeline for starting production. Methodology: Event record drawn from the ministry's October 7 meeting statement. No production volume or firm start date was reported, so no quantitative production measure is included. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-07 | Badawi-Arcius Energy meeting | Development plans and the production-start timeline for the Harmattan field were discussed in Athens. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-arcius-plans-to-accelerate-harmattan-gas-development-2026/data/arcius-harmattan-development-plans?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-arcius-plans-to-accelerate-harmattan-gas-development-2026/data/arcius-harmattan-development-plans?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources]() (Source checked: 2026-10-10; Published: 2026-10-07) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)