# Egypt and Chevron review steps toward Aphrodite gas link investment decision > Egypt’s petroleum minister discussed progress on technical, commercial and legal preparations with Chevron executives for linking Cyprus’s Aphrodite field to Egyptian infrastructure. A long-lead equipment procurement decision is expected before a final investment decision. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/egypt-chevron-aphrodite-connection-steps-october-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: Egypt - Published: 2026-10-10T15:52:29+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-10T15:52:29+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-08 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/egypt-chevron-aphrodite-connection-steps-october-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/egypt-chevron-aphrodite-connection-steps-october-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/egypt-chevron-aphrodite-connection-steps-october-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/egypt-chevron-aphrodite-connection-steps-october-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/egypt-chevron-aphrodite-connection-steps-october-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/egypt-chevron-aphrodite-connection-steps-october-2026.md) Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said Minister Karim Badawi met Chevron executives in Athens on October 8, at the end of his visit. The discussion focused on completing procedures, agreements and arrangements needed to connect Cyprus’s Aphrodite natural gas field to Egypt’s existing infrastructure. The ministry said the teams reviewed technical, commercial and legal work. The next steps described by the ministry are a procurement decision for long-lead items, followed by a final investment decision and project implementation. The statement did not say that procurement or the investment decision had been approved, that the agreements were complete, or that gas was flowing. ## Data ### Project milestone reported by the ministry Meeting or field-programme event reported by the source. Methodology: Long-lead item procurement preparation, then FID and implementation; these are prospective steps, not decisions already taken. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-08 | Badawi-Chevron meeting | Review of remaining steps to connect Aphrodite gas to Egyptian infrastructure. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-chevron-aphrodite-connection-steps-october-2026/data/aphrodite-project-step?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-chevron-aphrodite-connection-steps-october-2026/data/aphrodite-project-step?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources]() (Source checked: 2026-10-10; Published: 2026-10-08) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)