The East Mediterranean Conference (EMC) 2025 will bring heavyweight energy decision-makers to Limassol, Cyprus, on 20–21 October. The summit – co-hosted by CHC and patronised by the Cypriot Ministry for Energy, Commerce & Industry – comes as East Med gas development accelerates with major export deals, new exploration campaigns and cross-border projects reshaping regional energy dynamics.
Recent multi-billion dollar deals to supply Egypt with 130 billion cubic metres of gas through 2040 are reinforcing Cairo’s role as a regional export hub, and the presence of His Excellency Karim Badawi, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. BP has agreed a preliminary programme with Egypt’s EGAS to drill five deepwater wells in the Mediterranean, while Cyprus advances plans to link its Aphrodite and Cronos gas fields to Egyptian liquefaction facilities through new seabed pipelines and floating platforms.
EMC 2025 showcases a top-tier line-up of operators: Eni, TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell, joined by regional leaders Energean, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), Hellenic Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (HEREMA), the Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company (CHC) and the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF). Their combined presence signals the region’s growing weight in global supply and the low-carbon transition.
A centrepiece of the agenda is the ministerial panel bringing together George Papanastasiou, Cyprus Minister for Energy, Commerce and Industry, and Karim Badawi, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, alongside senior representatives from Greece and Lebanon. Their discussion will explore policy alignment, cross-border frameworks and the shared ambition to monetise East Med gas for European markets.
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The programme focuses on three decisive themes:
- Policy and regulatory frameworks enabling cross-border agreements and export routes
- Investment strategy, capital-market financing and competition with other global supply basins
- Technology and infrastructure, from subsea tie-backs and floating LNG to deepwater project design
“In the East Med today we are seeing contracts signed, wells drilled and export corridors taking shape,” says Gavin Sutcliffe, EMC Conference Director. “EMC 2025 captures that momentum. The calibre of operators such as Eni, TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, Energean, EGAS, HEREMA and our co-hosts, CHC, is what turns discoveries into dependable supply.”
With Europe seeking diversified gas sources and regional governments setting ambitious output goals, EMC 2025 is timed to the minute as political leaders, global majors and regional players debate the deals and technologies that will define the East Mediterranean’s energy future.
